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Crime Rates in Basingstoke Road, Reading, RG2 0HB

Crime Rate

306

High 7/10

* the lower the better

Last updated: 10.12.2025

Annual total crime rate in your local area is 306 crimes per thousand resident population. This can be rated as 7 out of 10 or high crime level compared to other local areas in England and Wales.

The address is located within Reading (local authority district). Annual total crime rate in Reading is 111 per thousand population, which can be rated as 5 out of 10 or medium crime level compared to other local authority districts in England and Wales.

Crime rates by type

Violence and sexual offences 64.5 6/10

Robbery 3.27 5/10

Possession of weapons 1.87 5/10

Drugs 2.34 3/10

Burglary 9.35 7/10

Shoplifting 153 8/10

Other theft 15.4 6/10

Criminal damage and arson 12.6 6/10

Public order 12.6 6/10

Anti-social behaviour 12.2 3/10

Vehicle crime 8.42 5/10

Bicycle theft 5.61 7/10

Other crime 3.74 5/10

Theft from the person 0.468 2/10

Data source: data.police.uk

Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Above are annual crime rates by crime type.

The figures in black represent the number of crimes of a certain type per thousand resident population.

The figures in grey indicate the relative ratings of the local area for a specific crime type compared to other local areas in England and Wales.

A rating of 10/10 indicates that the area has the highest crime rate for this crime type, while a rating of 1/10 means that the area has the lowest crime rate for this crime type.

Crime rates in RG2 0HB and the areas where it resides by year

Number of annual crimes per 1000 resident population

Local Area of RG2 0HB
Reading
local authority
South East

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Data source: data.police.uk

Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

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