Total Crime Rate
616.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Station Hill area has the 5th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Abbey , and the 9th highest crime rate of 488 local areas in Reading .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Station Hill (RG1 1NB) in the last 12 months was 616.7 per 1,000 residents and was 60.8% higher than the Abbey average (383.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 85 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 132 (≈ 200.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Station Hill (RG1 1NB), the main crime hotspot is near Friar Street. Police recorded 186 crimes here, including 115 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Abbey| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Caversham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Merchants Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Merchants Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Merchants Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Merchants Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Merchants Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Merchants Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Merchants Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Merchants Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Merchants Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Merchants Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Merchants Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Merchants Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Friar Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Stanshawe Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Stanshawe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanshawe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanshawe Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanshawe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Caversham Road | — |
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