Total Crime Rate

147.0 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 147.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 59.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.5 9/10
  • Public order 12.7 8/10
  • Burglary 10.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.3 6/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Other theft 7.3 6/10
  • Other crime 1.8 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.8 1/10
  • Robbery 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Leopold 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 Leopold Walk (RG1 3HQ) 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 Leopold Walk (RG1 3HQ), the main crime hotspot is near Norwood Road. Police recorded 53 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Leopold Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Kingsgate Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hospital
Sep 2025Other theft Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norwood Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norwood Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodstock Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Fatherson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Fatherson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fatherson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fatherson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodstock Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Sun Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rupert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Rupert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lock Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canal Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lock Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Avon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Avon Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Avon Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Avon Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kingsgate Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alexander Turner Close
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Alexander Turner Close
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexander Turner Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alexander Turner Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kingsgate Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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