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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in RG3: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

RG3 recorded 267 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 8.09 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 41.6% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 0.7% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring99.51 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment267 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 0.7% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

267
trending_down -18.3% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

99.51per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

1,725

Within RG3 district

West Berkshire

32,991

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Supermarket Map
total: 31 Shoplifting: 31
31
Ferndale Avenue Map
total: 26 Violence and sexual offences: 18 Anti-social behaviour: 4
26
Brunswick Street Map
total: 7 Anti-social behaviour: 6 Robbery: 1
7
Shopping Area Map
total: 7 Shoplifting: 4 Violence and sexual offences: 2
7
Parking Area Map
total: 6 Anti-social behaviour: 2 Public order: 2
6
Sharnwood Drive Map
total: 6 Shoplifting: 4 Drugs: 2
6
Holland Road Map
total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Public order: 2
6
Craig Avenue Map
total: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 5 Criminal damage and arson: 1
6
Gairn Close Map
total: 5 Violence and sexual offences: 5
5
Supermarket Map
total: 5 Shoplifting: 3 Bicycle theft: 1
5

Crime Breakdown

April 2026
267 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
111
41.6%
Shoplifting
47
17.6%
Anti-social Behaviour
38
14.2%
Public Order
16
6.0%
Criminal Damage & Arson
11
4.1%
Vehicle Crime
11
4.1%
Other Theft
9
3.4%
Drug Offences
7
2.6%
Burglary
5
1.9%
Theft from Person
3
1.1%
Bicycle Theft
3
1.1%
Weapons Possession
2
0.7%
Other Crime
2
0.7%
Robbery
2
0.7%

Crime Analysis: RG3

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in RG3 (41.6%). Shoplifting (17.6%) and Anti-social Behaviour (14.2%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in RG3 has fallen slightly — by 0.7%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for RG3 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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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_down -18.3%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -0.7%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.1%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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