Total Crime Rate

112.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 112.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.0 7/10
  • Other crime 11.2 10/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.5 6/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

The Grove area has the 45th lowest crime rate of 100 local areas in Abbey , and the 147th highest crime rate of 488 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 The Grove (RG1 4RB) in the last 12 months was 112.4 per 1,000 residents and was 70.7% lower than the Abbey average (383.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 37.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Grove (RG1 4RB), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 139 crimes here, including 98 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Grove area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Crown Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sidmouth Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eldon Square
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eldon Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Greys Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Crown Place
Sep 2025Other theft Crown Place Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gas Works Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gas Works Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gas Works Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gas Works Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kennet Side
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kennet Side Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kennet Side Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Kennet Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Acacia Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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