Total Crime Rate

129.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 129.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.2 8/10
  • Other theft 19.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.3 6/10
  • Burglary 13.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Silver Street area has the 47th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Abbey , and the 119th highest crime rate of 488 local areas in Reading .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Silver Street (RG1 2SU) in the last 12 months was 129.6 per 1,000 residents and was 66.2% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 56.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 139.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Silver Street (RG1 2SU), the main crime hotspot is near Whitley Street. Police recorded 93 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Silver Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highgrove Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bourne-Stevens Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2025Shoplifting Whitley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Whitley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Whitley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Whitley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Whitley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime West Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sidmouth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bourne-Stevens Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bourne-Stevens Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newark Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Silver Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Greys Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crown Place —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Crown Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Crown Place Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Charndon Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Hieatt Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Newark Street Under investigation
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 2025Other theft Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Chesterman Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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