Total Crime Rate
413.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Orts Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Abbey , and the 18th highest crime rate of 488 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 413.6 per 1,000 residents and was 7.9% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 233.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -27.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 200.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 18.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Orts Road (RG1 3JL), the main crime hotspot is near Kingsgate Street. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Abbey| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Oscar Wilde Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Anglers Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Anglers Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Anglers Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Avon Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Avon Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Avon Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Avon Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Avon Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Avon Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Avon Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Fatherson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alexander Turner Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexander Turner Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alexander Turner Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Eldon Square | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Eldon Square | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Anglers Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Alexander Turner Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Arthur Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Canal Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Fatherson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Fatherson Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rupert Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rupert Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Hospital | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hospital | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Canal Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kennet Walk | — |
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