Total Crime Rate

191.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

80.8 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 191.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 80.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.0 9/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Shoplifting 6.0 4/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Other crime 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

Manchester Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Abbey , and the 63rd 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 Manchester Road (RG1 3QL) in the last 12 months was 191.6 per 1,000 residents and was 50.8% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 80.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Manchester Road (RG1 3QL), 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 Manchester Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Manchester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Liverpool Road —
Apr 2026Public order London Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cholmeley Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cholmeley Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Filey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft London Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Manchester Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Freshwater Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime London Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Freshwater Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cholmeley Place —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Manchester Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Radstock Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Haywood Court —
Apr 2026Other theft Cholmeley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cholmeley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft London Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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