Crime Rates at Manchester Road, Reading, RG1 3QW

Manchester Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Abbey , and the 43rd 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 3QW) in the last 12 months was 236.8 per 1,000 residents and was 38.3% 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 145.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 47 (≈ 92.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Manchester Road (RG1 3QW), 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.