Total Crime Rate

133.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 133.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.6 9/10
  • Other theft 19.0 9/10
  • Public order 11.4 8/10
  • Robbery 7.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.8 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Shoplifting 3.8 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Queens Road area has the 45th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Abbey , and the 114th highest crime rate of 488 local areas in Reading .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Queens Road (RG1 4DA) in the last 12 months was 133.1 per 1,000 residents and was 65.3% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -87.5% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -87.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 83.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queens Road (RG1 4DA), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 139 crimes here, including 98 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Queens Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anglers Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Kenavon Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Anglers Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Kennet Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Prince'S Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Kenavon Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Kenavon Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Kenavon Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Kenavon Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kenavon Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kenavon Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Dell Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kenavon Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kenavon Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gas Works Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gas Works Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gas Works Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation

Data Sources

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