Crime Rates at Ash Lane, Burghfield Common, Reading, RG7 3HR

Ash Lane area has the 5th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Burghfield & Mortimer , and the 170th highest crime rate of 490 local areas in West Berkshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ash Lane (RG7 3HR) in the last 12 months was 62.2 per 1,000 residents and was 11.7% lower than the Burghfield & Mortimer average (70.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 600.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 40.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 800.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ash Lane (RG7 3HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Coopers Place (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.