Total Crime Rate

193.9 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 193.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 28.4 9/10
  • Burglary 23.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.2 9/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Drugs 7.1 7/10
  • Other crime 7.1 8/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Robbery 7.1 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Crown Street area has the 29th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Abbey , and the 59th 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 Crown Street (RG1 2SN) in the last 12 months was 193.9 per 1,000 residents and was 49.4% 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 3 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 85.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 154.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Crown Street (RG1 2SN), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 135 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Crown Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Public order Star Lane 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 2025Criminal damage and arson Mundesley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Star Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Star Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Star Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Mount Pleasant Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Mount Pleasant Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Mount Pleasant Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hieatt Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Giles Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crossland Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Newark Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newark Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nightclub Under investigation

Data Sources

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