Total Crime Rate

29.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 29.6 3/10
  • Violent crimes 14.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.9 3/10
  • Public order 4.9 4/10
  • 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
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Queens Cottages area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 99 local areas in Abbey , and the 103rd lowest crime rate of 482 local areas in Reading .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Queens Cottages (RG1 4BE) in the last 12 months was 29.6 per 1,000 residents and was 92.4% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 14.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queens Cottages (RG1 4BE), the main crime hotspot is near High Street. Police recorded 50 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Queens Cottages area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bembridge Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Crane Wharf Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crown Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Yield Hall Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Forbury Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forbury Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Crane Wharf Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crane Wharf Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Crane Wharf Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences East Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sidmouth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bembridge Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences South Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jubilee Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Abbey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Abbot'S Walk Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Crown Place —
Apr 2026Other theft Sidmouth Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Duncan Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Abbey Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Abbey Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Duke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Duke Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Duke Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Queen'S Cottages —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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