Total Crime Rate

88.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 88.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.1 9/10
  • Burglary 10.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Short Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Katesgrove , and the 184th highest crime rate of 488 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 Short Street (RG1 2PS) in the last 12 months was 88.3 per 1,000 residents and was 0.0% higher than the Katesgrove average (88.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 28.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 26.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Short Street (RG1 2PS), the main crime hotspot is near Whitley Street. Police recorded 93 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Short Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/50)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highgrove Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Essex Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Whitley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Whitley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Sailcloth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hieatt Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Short Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Giles Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chesterman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Collis Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Collis Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Collis Street Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Whitley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Whitley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mount Pleasant Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Whitley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Mount Pleasant Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Mount Pleasant Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Whitley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Henry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Newark Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Essex Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime West Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mitcham Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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