Total Crime Rate

325.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.4 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 325.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 81.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 40.7 10/10
  • Burglary 32.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 32.0 10/10
  • Public order 29.1 10/10
  • Other theft 26.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 26.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 20.4 10/10
  • Drugs 14.5 9/10
  • Robbery 5.8 7/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • 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

Abbey Square area has the 16th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Abbey , and the 29th 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 Abbey Square (RG1 3FB) in the last 12 months was 325.6 per 1,000 residents and was 16.5% lower than the Abbey average (389.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 37.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 81.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Abbey Square (RG1 3FB), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 681 crimes here, including 185 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Abbey Square area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/151)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Abbey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Forbury Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Wiston Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Other theft High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery High Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences High Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cross Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cross Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Wiston Terrace Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cross Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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