Crime Rates at Kennet Side, Reading, RG1 3DR

Kennet Side area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 100 local areas in Abbey , and the 198th highest crime rate of 488 local areas in Reading .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kennet Side (RG1 3DR) in the last 12 months was 80.9 per 1,000 residents and was 78.9% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 41.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 48.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kennet Side (RG1 3DR), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 139 crimes here, including 98 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.