Crime Rates at Greyfriars Road, Reading, RG1 1NP

Greyfriars Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Abbey , and the 30th 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 Greyfriars Road (RG1 1NP) in the last 12 months was 317.9 per 1,000 residents and was 18.4% lower 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 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -26.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 66 (≈ 190.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 247.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greyfriars Road (RG1 1NP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Mary'S Butts, where police recorded 190 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Friar Street (109 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.