Crime Rates at Manchester Road, Reading, RG1 3QL

Manchester 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 Manchester Road (RG1 3QL) 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 Manchester Road (RG1 3QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Liverpool Road, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near London Road (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.