Crime Rates at Church Street, Theale, Reading, RG7 5BU

Church Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Aldermaston , and the 119th highest crime rate of 490 local areas in West Berkshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Street (RG7 5BU) in the last 12 months was 85.7 per 1,000 residents and was 66.4% higher than the Aldermaston average (51.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -34.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 62.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Street (RG7 5BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cumber Place (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.