Total Crime Rate

707.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

227.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 707.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 227.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 195.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 137.9 10/10
  • Public order 75.8 10/10
  • Other theft 68.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.4 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 33.3 10/10
  • Burglary 31.8 10/10
  • Drugs 25.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 19.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.7 10/10
  • Robbery 13.6 9/10
  • Other crime 9.1 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Kings Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Abbey , and the 8th highest crime rate of 482 local areas in Reading .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kings Road (RG1 3AB) in the last 12 months was 707.6 per 1,000 residents and was 81.5% higher than the Abbey average (389.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 129 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 6 cases , up 50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 76.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -31.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 150 (≈ 227.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 4.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Road (RG1 3AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kennet Street, where police recorded 34 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Abbey Street (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kings Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/34)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Livery Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bembridge Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Duke Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Duke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Abbey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kennet Side Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kennet Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Forbury Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bembridge Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bembridge Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bembridge Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Crane Wharf Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crane Wharf Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Crane Wharf Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crane Wharf Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Blakes Cottages Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Duke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbey Square —
Apr 2026Other theft The Forbury Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Sidmouth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sidmouth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Duncan Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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