Crime Rates at Hermits Close, Burghfield Common, Reading, RG7 3YT

Hermits Close area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Burghfield & Mortimer , and the 201st lowest crime rate of 490 local areas in West Berkshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hermits Close (RG7 3YT) in the last 12 months was 34.8 per 1,000 residents and was 50.6% lower than the Burghfield & Mortimer average (70.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 42.9% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hermits Close (RG7 3YT), the main crime hotspot is near Kestrel Way. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.