Crime Rates at Cholmeley Road, Reading, RG1 3NQ

Cholmeley Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 100 local areas in Abbey , and the 188th lowest crime rate of 488 local areas in Reading .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cholmeley Road (RG1 3NQ) in the last 12 months was 48.3 per 1,000 residents and was 87.4% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 24.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -34.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cholmeley Road (RG1 3NQ), 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.