Total Crime Rate

130.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 130.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.3 8/10
  • Public order 12.3 8/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Reading Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Basildon , and the 55th highest crime rate of 490 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 Reading Road (RG8 7JF) in the last 12 months was 130.2 per 1,000 residents and was 374.4% higher than the Basildon average (27.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 34.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -44.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 66.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Reading Road (RG8 7JF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thames Avenue, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Laurels (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Reading Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Thames Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Laurels Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Laurels Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Laurels Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Laurels Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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