Crime Rates at Kennet Walk, Reading, RG1 3GG

Kennet Walk area has the 40th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Abbey , and the 97th highest crime rate of 488 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 Kennet Walk (RG1 3GG) in the last 12 months was 147.0 per 1,000 residents and was 61.7% 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 33 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 76.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kennet Walk (RG1 3GG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 64 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kingsgate Street (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.