Total Crime Rate

289.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

193.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 289.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 193.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 122.8 10/10
  • Public order 65.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.9 9/10
  • Theft from the person 17.5 9/10
  • Burglary 8.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Drugs 8.8 8/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Vachel Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Abbey , and the 34th highest crime rate of 482 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 Vachel Road (RG1 1NY) in the last 12 months was 289.5 per 1,000 residents and was 25.7% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 193.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Vachel Road (RG1 1NY), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Vachel Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/154)
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MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Fife Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Mary'S Butts Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Mary'S Butts Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Mary'S Butts Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sackville Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs Sackville Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sackville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Mary'S Butts Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order St Mary'S Butts Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order St Mary'S Butts Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson St Mary'S Butts Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Butts Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary St Mary'S Butts Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary St Mary'S Butts Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft St Mary'S Butts Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Vachel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vachel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Station Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanshawe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting St Mary'S Butts Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garrard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order A329 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A329 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Cheapside Local resolution
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Data Sources

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