Leighton Park
Middle areaSouth east Reading. 8,976 people in 1.9 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 0% of people in Leighton Park live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Leighton Park
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Leighton Park at a rate of 60.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 111.5 per 1,000 people across Reading.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 217 |
| Other crime | 103 |
| Burglary | 48 |
| Shoplifting | 40 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 39 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 38 |
| Drug offences | 24 |
| Vehicle crime | 24 |
| Theft from the person | 4 |
| Robbery | 3 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Leighton Park compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Leighton Park safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Leighton Park at a rate of 60.2 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 111.5 per 1,000 people across Reading.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 34 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Leighton Park.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (217), other crime (103) and burglary (48).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Reading
These figures are published for the whole of Reading, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Reading and not Leighton Park alone. See Reading
Leighton Park in brief
The median price paid for a home in Leighton Park was £365,000 in 2025.
Leighton Park had 8,641 usual residents at the census.
About 0% of people in Leighton Park live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Leighton Park, 97.0% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.