Total Crime Rate

19.3 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 19.3 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.8 2/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Other theft 1.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Kings Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Park , and the 72nd lowest crime rate of 488 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 Kings Road (RG1 4HP) in the last 12 months was 19.3 per 1,000 residents and was 79.7% lower than the Park average (94.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 8.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ).

In the area around Kings Road (RG1 4HP), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 85 crimes here, including 63 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 (30/50)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Erleigh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rupert Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kennet Walk —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Fatherson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fatherson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fatherson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lock Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lock Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canal Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eldon Square —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canal Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montague Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Montague Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anglers Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anglers Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Anglers Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Anglers Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Erleigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eldon Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Fatherson Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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