Total Crime Rate

256.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

97.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 256.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 97.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.2 10/10
  • Other theft 50.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 45.0 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 19.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Shoplifting 5.9 4/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Liverpool Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Abbey , and the 48th 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 Liverpool Road (RG1 3PG) in the last 12 months was 256.4 per 1,000 residents and was 34.2% 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 97.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Liverpool Road (RG1 3PG), the main crime hotspot is near Liverpool Road. Police recorded 64 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Liverpool Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manchester Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Filey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime London Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order London Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft London Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Liverpool Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Manchester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Manchester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haywood Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radstock Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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