Crime Rates at Southern Court, Reading, RG1 4QS

Southern Court area has the 40th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Abbey , and the 96th highest crime rate of 482 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 Southern Court (RG1 4QS) in the last 12 months was 148.8 per 1,000 residents and was 61.8% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 53.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southern Court (RG1 4QS), 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.