Total Crime Rate
9.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Reading Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Sonning Common , and the 25th lowest crime rate of 456 local areas in South Oxfordshire .
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 (RG9 3PH) in the last 12 months was 9.1 per 1,000 residents and was 71.4% lower than the Sonning Common average (31.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 3.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Reading Road (RG9 3PH), the main crime hotspot is near Bolney Lane. Police recorded 2 crimes here, including 1 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
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