Crime Rates at Friar Street, Reading, RG1 1DB

Friar Street area has the highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Abbey , and the highest crime rate of 482 local areas in Reading .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Friar Street (RG1 1DB) in the last 12 months was 2170.6 per 1,000 residents and was 456.8% higher than the Abbey average (389.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 506 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 6 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -30.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 731 (≈ 951.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Friar Street (RG1 1DB), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 706 crimes here, including 201 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.