Total Crime Rate

99.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.9 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 99.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 46.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.7 10/10
  • Drugs 8.8 8/10
  • Other theft 8.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Kennet Side area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 99 local areas in Abbey , and the 156th highest crime rate of 482 local areas in Reading .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kennet Side (RG1 3EA) in the last 12 months was 99.7 per 1,000 residents and was 74.4% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 46.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kennet Side (RG1 3EA), the main crime hotspot is near Norwood Road. Police recorded 59 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kennet Side area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avon Place —
Apr 2026Other theft Cholmeley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amity Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Amity Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cholmeley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Norwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sun Street —
Apr 2026Robbery Lock Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lock Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Alexander Turner Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexander Turner Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Avon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avon Place —
Apr 2026Other theft Norwood Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Amity Street —
Apr 2026Burglary School Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Terrace Under investigation
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Data Sources

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