Total Crime Rate
193.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Crown 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.
View Crime In Abbey| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Star Lane | 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Mundesley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Star Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Star Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Star Lane | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Mount Pleasant | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Mount Pleasant | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mount Pleasant | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hieatt Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Giles Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crossland Road | Under investigation |
| 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 |
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