Crime Rates at Church Street, Reading, RG1 2SB

Church Street area has the 38th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Abbey , and the 88th highest crime rate of 488 local areas in Reading .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Street (RG1 2SB) in the last 12 months was 156.6 per 1,000 residents and was 59.2% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 55.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Street (RG1 2SB), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 231 crimes here, including 54 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.