Total Crime Rate

2210.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 2210.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 672.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 567.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 235.3 10/10
  • Other theft 197.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 126.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 100.8 10/10
  • Public order 100.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 92.4 10/10
  • Drugs 37.8 10/10
  • Burglary 25.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.0 10/10
  • Robbery 16.8 10/10
  • Other crime 8.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.4 9/10
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

The Oracle Centre area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Abbey , and the 2nd 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 The Oracle Centre (RG1 2AT) in the last 12 months was 2210.1 per 1,000 residents and was 476.3% higher than the Abbey average (383.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 160 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 165 (≈ 693.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Oracle Centre (RG1 2AT), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 747 crimes here, including 170 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Oracle Centre area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/170)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crossland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Letcombe Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Mill Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Station Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Giles Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Fife Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Fife Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson King Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson King Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 30 of 170

Data Sources

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