Crime in RG18: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026
RG18 recorded 46 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 1.07 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 39.1% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 27.0% compared to the same period last year.
Key Statistics
- monitoring15.47 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
- assignment46 crimes recorded in April 2026
- trending_downCrime down 27.0% year-on-year
Total Crimes
46Annual Crime Rate
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Within RG18 district
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Interactive Crime Map
District ViewIncident Distribution
Top Locations| Location Reference | Crime Breakdown | Primary Count |
|---|---|---|
| Brooks Road Map | total: 7 Other crime: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2 | 7 |
| Sports/Recreation Area Map | total: 3 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 1 | 3 |
| Lawrences Lane Map | total: 2 Burglary: 1 Other crime: 1 | 2 |
| Bath Road Map | total: 2 Other crime: 1 Other theft: 1 | 2 |
| Newbury Hill Map | total: 2 Other theft: 2 | 2 |
| Church Street Map | total: 2 Criminal damage and arson: 2 | 2 |
| Hatchets Lane Map | total: 1 Violence and sexual offences: 1 | 1 |
| Sandstone Grove Map | total: 1 Public order: 1 | 1 |
| The Old Nursery Map | total: 1 Violence and sexual offences: 1 | 1 |
| Faircross Map | total: 1 Violence and sexual offences: 1 | 1 |
Crime Breakdown
April 2026Crime Analysis: RG18
Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in RG18 (39.1%). Public Order (13.0%) and Other Theft (10.9%) are the next most common categories.
Compared to the same period last year, crime in RG18 has fallen sharply — by 27.0%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.
Crime figures for RG18 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.
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