Crime Rates at Regent Street, Reading, RG1 3NN

Regent Street area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 100 local areas in Abbey , and the 237th lowest crime rate of 488 local areas in Reading .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Regent Street (RG1 3NN) in the last 12 months was 62.7 per 1,000 residents and was 83.7% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 39.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Regent Street (RG1 3NN), 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.