Crime Rates at Field Close, Burghfield Common, Reading, RG7 3YZ

Field Close area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Burghfield & Mortimer , and the 191st lowest 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 Field Close (RG7 3YZ) in the last 12 months was 32.3 per 1,000 residents and was 54.2% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 16.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -7.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Field Close (RG7 3YZ), 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.