Total Crime Rate

121.9 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 121.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 16.1 9/10
  • Burglary 14.3 9/10
  • Other theft 10.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.4 7/10
  • Public order 5.4 5/10
  • Drugs 1.8 1/10
  • Robbery 1.8 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

New Century Place area has the 47th lowest crime rate of 100 local areas in Abbey , and the 132nd 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 New Century Place (RG1 4ET) in the last 12 months was 121.9 per 1,000 residents and was 68.2% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 39.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around New Century Place (RG1 4ET), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 225 crimes here, including 52 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in New Century Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Theatre/Concert Hall
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Greys Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Forbury Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Forbury Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Star Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Star Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Robbery Star Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Star Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Abbey Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Abbey Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Abbey Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Forbury Road
Sep 2025Public order Forbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crane Wharf
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Crane Wharf Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Crane Wharf Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Crane Wharf Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Silver Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Abbey Street Offender given penalty notice
Sep 2025Public order Abbey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bourne-Stevens Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Market Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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