Crime Rate in Abbey, ward

Abbey has the highest crime rate of 16 wards in Reading district and the 55th highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 5th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Abbey in the last 12 months was 383.5 per 1,000 residents and was 245.3% higher than the Reading district average (111.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Abbey’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 1,465 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 26 cases , down -35.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 54.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -35.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2,039 (≈ 168.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Abbey ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 875 crimes here, including 231 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.