Crime Rates at Coventry Road, Reading, RG1 3ND

Coventry Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Abbey , and the 63rd highest crime rate of 482 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 Coventry Road (RG1 3ND) in the last 12 months was 191.6 per 1,000 residents and was 50.8% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 80.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Coventry Road (RG1 3ND), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 365 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Liverpool Road (27 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.