Crime Rates at Queens Road, Reading, RG1 4PX

Queens Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 99 local areas in Abbey , and the 103rd 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 Queens Road (RG1 4PX) in the last 12 months was 29.6 per 1,000 residents and was 92.4% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 33.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 14.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Queens Road (RG1 4PX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nightclub, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Abbey Street (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.