Total Crime Rate

289.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 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
  • Violence and sexual offences 127.2 10/10
  • Public order 43.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 30.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.2 8/10
  • Drugs 13.2 9/10
  • Other theft 13.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 13.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.8 9/10
  • Burglary 8.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 4.4 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Vachel Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Abbey , and the 31st highest crime rate of 488 local areas in Reading .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

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 24.5% lower 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 39 (≈ 171.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 34.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

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Crime Over Time in Vachel Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/135)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Caversham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Mary'S Butts Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Merchants Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Merchants Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Merchants Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Merchants Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Merchants Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Merchants Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Merchants Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Merchants Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Mary'S Butts Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Mary'S Butts Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Mary'S Butts Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Mary'S Butts Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Merchants Place —
Sep 2025Public order St Mary'S Butts Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Mary'S Butts Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary St Mary'S Butts Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Mary'S Butts —
Sep 2025Burglary Stratheden Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stratheden Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chatham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Chatham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chatham Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chatham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alfred Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Merchants Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Friar Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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