Crime Rates at Kennet Side, Reading, RG1 3DR

Kennet Side area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 99 local areas in Abbey , and the 187th highest crime rate of 482 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 86.8 per 1,000 residents and was 77.7% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 37.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kennet Side (RG1 3DR), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 177 crimes here, including 116 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.