Crime Rates at Recreation Road, Burghfield Common, Reading, RG7 3EN

Recreation Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Burghfield & Mortimer , and the 16th highest crime rate of 491 local areas in West Berkshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Recreation Road (RG7 3EN) in the last 12 months was 272.2 per 1,000 residents and was 254.9% higher than the Burghfield & Mortimer average (76.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 75.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Recreation Road (RG7 3EN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sun Gardens, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Tanners Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.