Total Crime Rate
569.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cumberland Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Abbey , and the 11th 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 Cumberland Road (RG1 3LB) in the last 12 months was 569.0 per 1,000 residents and was 48.4% higher than the Abbey average (383.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 192 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 44.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 123.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cumberland Road (RG1 3LB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 299 crimes here, including 36 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 | Public order | Granby Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Riversdale Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Granby Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Granby Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Granby Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Granby Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Rupert Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Rupert Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Riversdale Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Regent Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Avon Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodstock Street | Under investigation |
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