Crime Rates at Southampton Street, Reading, RG1 2QR

Southampton Street area has the 50th lowest crime rate of 99 local areas in Abbey , and the 125th highest crime rate of 482 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 Southampton Street (RG1 2QR) in the last 12 months was 125.0 per 1,000 residents and was 67.9% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 51.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southampton Street (RG1 2QR), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 179 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.