Total Crime Rate
156.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St Giles Close 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 St Giles Close (RG1 2SF) 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 St Giles Close (RG1 2SF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 129 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Abbey| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Chesterman Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Newark Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newark Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bourne-Stevens Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Star Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bourne-Stevens Close | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Silver Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Southampton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Southampton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Short Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | West Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Yield Hall Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Yield Hall Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Star Lane | Under investigation |
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