Crime Rates at Freshwater Road, Reading, RG1 3NA

Freshwater Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 100 local areas in Abbey , and the 205th lowest crime rate of 488 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 52.2 per 1,000 residents and was 86.4% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 266.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 36.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 250.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.2% 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 231 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Norwood Road (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.