Total Crime Rate

127.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 127.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 51.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.0 7/10
  • Other theft 12.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.0 8/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.0 9/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Kenavon Drive area has the 48th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Abbey , and the 119th 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 Kenavon Drive (RG1 3DH) in the last 12 months was 127.7 per 1,000 residents and was 67.2% lower than the Abbey average (389.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 51.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kenavon Drive (RG1 3DH), the main crime hotspot is near Kenavon Drive. Police recorded 111 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kenavon Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenavon Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenavon Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexander Turner Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kennet Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Patriot Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kenavon Drive
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kenavon Drive
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kenavon Drive
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gas Works Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oscar Wilde Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eldon Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eldon Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anglers Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anglers Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oscar Wilde Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oscar Wilde Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arthur Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Arthur Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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