Total Crime Rate

31.2 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 31.2 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.4 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 15th highest crime rate of 42 local areas in Basildon , and the 187th 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 Reading Road (RG8 9NL) in the last 12 months was 31.2 per 1,000 residents and was 13.5% higher than the Basildon average (27.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Reading Road (RG8 9NL), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station, with 2 recorded incidents. This location is within roughly 0.3 miles of the postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Reading Road area

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Data Sources

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