Total Crime Rate

86.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

37.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 86.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 37.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Kings Road area has the 34th lowest crime rate of 99 local areas in Abbey , and the 187th highest crime rate of 482 local areas in Reading .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kings Road (RG1 4ES) in the last 12 months was 86.8 per 1,000 residents and was 77.7% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 37.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Road (RG1 4ES), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 177 crimes here, including 116 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kings Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/69)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Gas Works Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kenavon Drive —
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kenavon Drive —
Apr 2026Drugs Kenavon Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Kenavon Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Kenavon Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Kenavon Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kenavon Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kenavon Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenavon Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenavon Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenavon Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gas Works Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Gas Works Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gas Works Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Patriot Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Arthur Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Arthur Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Arthur Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oscar Wilde Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oscar Wilde Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oscar Wilde Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anglers Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anglers Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fatherson Road Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eldon Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Eldon Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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