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 2SW) 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 2SW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 59 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 | Other theft | Southampton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | St Giles Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newark Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Newark Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Church Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crossland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bourne-Stevens Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Mill Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Letcombe Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mundesley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mundesley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bourne-Stevens Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Henry Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Mount Pleasant | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Newark Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Short Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Charndon Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hieatt Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mount Pleasant | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Mount Pleasant | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mount Street | Under investigation |
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