Total Crime Rate

156.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 156.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.8 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.8 9/10
  • Other theft 15.8 9/10
  • Public order 15.8 9/10
  • Burglary 14.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 10.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Drugs 1.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

St 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.

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Crime Over Time in St Giles Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chesterman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Newark Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newark Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bourne-Stevens Close
Sep 2025Public order Star Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bourne-Stevens Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Silver Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Southampton Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Southampton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Short Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime West Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Yield Hall Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Yield Hall Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Star Lane Under investigation

Data Sources

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