Total Crime Rate

52.2 per 1,000 5/10 Β· Typical

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 52.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.7 6/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Liverpool 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 Liverpool Road (RG1 3PN) 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 (β‰ˆ 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 Liverpool Road (RG1 3PN), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Liverpool Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Regent Street β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norwood Road β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regent Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cholmeley Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cholmeley Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Riversdale Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Riversdale Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Amity Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Regent Street β€”
Sep 2025Burglary Amity Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Liverpool Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norwood Road β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norwood Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norwood Road β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Liverpool Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Liverpool Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manchester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Manchester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Liverpool Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Liverpool Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Filey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Liverpool Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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