Total Crime Rate

66.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 66.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 36.4 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.7 5/10
  • Public order 10.7 8/10
  • Other theft 6.4 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 24th lowest crime rate of 99 local areas in Abbey , and the 240th lowest crime rate of 482 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 4LY) in the last 12 months was 66.4 per 1,000 residents and was 83.0% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -38.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 36.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -34.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Road (RG1 4LY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 365 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Granby Court (36 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Kings Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/64)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Victoria Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amity Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lock Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Lock Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary School Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences School Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Amity Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Amity Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Granby Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Granby Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Granby Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granby Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Granby Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fatherson Road Local resolution
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 2026Robbery Granby Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Granby Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Avon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexander Turner Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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