Total Crime Rate

472.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

168.3 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 472.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 168.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 129.5 10/10
  • Other theft 61.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.3 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 45.3 10/10
  • Burglary 32.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 32.4 7/10
  • Public order 29.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 29.1 10/10
  • Drugs 12.9 9/10
  • Theft from the person 9.7 8/10
  • Robbery 6.5 7/10
  • Other crime 3.2 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.2 4/10
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

Oscar Wilde Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Abbey , and the 18th highest crime rate of 482 local areas in Reading .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oscar Wilde Road (RG1 3FA) in the last 12 months was 472.5 per 1,000 residents and was 21.2% higher 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 40 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 52 (≈ 168.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 83.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oscar Wilde Road (RG1 3FA), 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 Oscar Wilde Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/45)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kenavon Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oscar Wilde Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oscar Wilde Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oscar Wilde Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arthur Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Arthur Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arthur Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenavon Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenavon Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenavon Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kenavon Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Public order Kenavon Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anglers Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Kenavon Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Kenavon Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Kenavon Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kenavon Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexander Turner Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kenavon Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kenavon Drive —
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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