Total Crime Rate

143.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 143.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 44.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.9 8/10
  • Other theft 12.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.0 8/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Shoplifting 3.0 2/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Liverpool Road area has the 41st highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Abbey , and the 99th highest crime rate of 488 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 3PW) in the last 12 months was 143.7 per 1,000 residents and was 62.5% lower than the Abbey average (383.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -93.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 47.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Liverpool Road (RG1 3PW), the main crime hotspot is near Liverpool Road. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 16 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 (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Liverpool Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Liverpool Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Liverpool Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cholmeley Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Liverpool Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Liverpool Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Freshwater Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Liverpool Road 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 2025Criminal damage and arson Regent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Amity Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Amity Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Regent Street —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regent Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Filey Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Filey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Radstock Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Radstock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regent Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regent Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Manchester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Manchester Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Riversdale Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Riversdale Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Regent Street —
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Data Sources

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