Total Crime Rate

2242.2 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 2242.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 665.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 501.3 10/10
  • Public order 240.9 10/10
  • Other theft 179.7 10/10
  • Theft from the person 144.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 125.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 87.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 84.6 10/10
  • Robbery 56.0 10/10
  • Burglary 49.5 10/10
  • Drugs 43.0 10/10
  • Other crime 31.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 27.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.5 9/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Queen Victoria Street area has the highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Abbey , and the highest crime rate of 488 local areas in Reading .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Queen Victoria Street (RG1 1TG) in the last 12 months was 2242.2 per 1,000 residents and was 484.7% 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 511 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 5 cases , down -68.8% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 67.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -68.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 744 (≈ 968.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queen Victoria Street (RG1 1TG), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 830 crimes here, including 208 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Abbey

Crime Over Time in Queen Victoria Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Mary'S Butts Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Mary'S Butts
Sep 2025Burglary St Mary'S Butts Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Mary'S Butts Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Mary'S Butts Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Mary'S Butts Unable to prosecute suspect
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 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Mary'S Butts Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person St Mary'S Butts Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Butts Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Butts Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Butts Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Butts Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Butts Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Butts Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.