Total Crime Rate

105.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

42.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 105.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 42.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.6 8/10
  • Public order 12.6 8/10
  • Drugs 10.1 8/10
  • Other crime 10.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.5 4/10
  • Other theft 7.5 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Mount Pleasant area has the 8th highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Katesgrove , and the 143rd highest crime rate of 482 local areas in Reading .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Mount Pleasant (RG1 2TF) in the last 12 months was 105.5 per 1,000 residents and was 20.7% higher than the Katesgrove average (87.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 42.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Mount Pleasant (RG1 2TF), the main crime hotspot is near Whitley Street. Police recorded 79 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Mount Pleasant area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/30)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitley Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Whitley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Highgrove Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highgrove Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Highgrove Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Crown Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Southampton Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newark Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Charndon Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Essex Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Essex Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Essex Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crown Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crown Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hieatt Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Kendrick Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kendrick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Whitley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Essex Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Milman Road Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mount Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs West Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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