Crime Rates at Forbury Road, Reading, RG1 3JH

Forbury Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Abbey , and the 9th 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 Forbury Road (RG1 3JH) in the last 12 months was 616.7 per 1,000 residents and was 60.8% higher 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 85 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 3 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 132 (≈ 200.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forbury Road (RG1 3JH), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 163 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.