Total Crime Rate

404.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

254.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 404.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 254.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 209.1 10/10
  • Other theft 59.1 10/10
  • Public order 40.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 31.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.3 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.6 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Orts Road area has the 14th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Abbey , and the 24th highest crime rate of 482 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 Orts Road (RG1 3JL) in the last 12 months was 404.6 per 1,000 residents and was 3.8% higher 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 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 254.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Orts Road (RG1 3JL), the main crime hotspot is near Further/Higher Educational Building. Police recorded 37 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Orts Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (29/29)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arthur Place —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Patriot Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avon Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avon Place —
Apr 2026Public order Avon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexander Turner Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Gas Works Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Gas Works Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Alexander Turner Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oscar Wilde Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oscar Wilde Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oscar Wilde Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anglers Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anglers Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gas Works Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lock Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arthur Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fatherson Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Robbery Lock Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eldon Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eldon Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Arthur Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gas Works Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hospital Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hospital Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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