Total Crime Rate

127.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 127.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 51.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 20.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.0 7/10
  • Other theft 12.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.0 8/10
  • Public order 10.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.0 9/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Forbury Road area has the 48th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Abbey , and the 119th 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 Forbury Road (RG1 3JJ) in the last 12 months was 127.7 per 1,000 residents and was 67.2% lower than the Abbey average (389.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 51.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -19.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Forbury Road (RG1 3JJ), the main crime hotspot is near Kenavon Drive. Police recorded 111 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Forbury Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/50)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Crane Wharf Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Kennet Side Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Prince'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenavon Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenavon Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenavon Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kenavon Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kenavon Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Kenavon Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Kenavon Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Kenavon Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Kenavon Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kenavon Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kenavon Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sidmouth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Sidmouth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Napier Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Napier Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Livery Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Abbot'S Walk Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kennet Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Public order Abbey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Forbury Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crane Wharf Under investigation
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Data Sources

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