Total Crime Rate

275.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

173.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 275.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 173.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 149.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.8 9/10
  • Other theft 20.4 10/10
  • Public order 20.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.6 9/10
  • Burglary 6.8 7/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · 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 19th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Abbey , and the 39th highest crime rate of 482 local areas in Reading .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kings Road (RG1 4LS) in the last 12 months was 275.5 per 1,000 residents and was 29.3% 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 44 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 51 (≈ 173.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Road (RG1 4LS), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 503 crimes here, including 48 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 (30/67)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Granby Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amity Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Amity Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Cholmeley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Cholmeley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cholmeley Place —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cholmeley Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cholmeley Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sun Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Granby Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Granby Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granby Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granby Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Donnington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Donnington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Avon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avon Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Avon Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granby Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granby Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granby Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Amity Street —
Apr 2026Burglary School Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Granby Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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