Crime Rates at Cholmeley Road, Reading, RG1 3LR

Cholmeley Road area has the 41st lowest crime rate of 99 local areas in Abbey , and the 156th highest crime rate of 482 local areas in Reading .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cholmeley Road (RG1 3LR) in the last 12 months was 99.7 per 1,000 residents and was 74.4% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 46.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cholmeley Road (RG1 3LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 365 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Granby Court (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.