Crime Rates at Freshwater Road, Reading, RG1 3NA

Freshwater Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 99 local areas in Abbey , and the 230th 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 Freshwater Road (RG1 3NA) in the last 12 months was 70.5 per 1,000 residents and was 81.9% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 36.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Freshwater Road (RG1 3NA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 365 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Norwood Road (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.