Total Crime Rate

362.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 362.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 48.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.1 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 35.6 10/10
  • Other theft 32.4 10/10
  • Public order 32.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 25.9 7/10
  • Burglary 22.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.2 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 12.9 10/10
  • Robbery 6.5 8/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Oscar Wilde Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Abbey , and the 25th highest crime rate of 488 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 3FH) in the last 12 months was 362.5 per 1,000 residents and was 5.5% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 900.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 135.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 425.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 59.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oscar Wilde Road (RG1 3FH), the main crime hotspot is near Kenavon Drive. Police recorded 106 crimes here, including 48 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 (30/50)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Luscinia View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canal Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexander Turner Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Arthur Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Arthur Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Arthur Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Luscinia View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Luscinia View —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kennet Walk —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexander Turner Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Patriot Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alexander Turner Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alexander Turner Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gas Works Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gas Works Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canal Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oscar Wilde Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gas Works Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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