Total Crime Rate
121.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Nelson Terrace area has the 47th lowest crime rate of 100 local areas in Abbey , and the 132nd 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 Nelson Terrace (RG1 5AJ) in the last 12 months was 121.9 per 1,000 residents and was 68.2% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 39.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Nelson Terrace (RG1 5AJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nightclub, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Newark Street (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Abbey| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Crossland Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Crane Wharf | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Crown Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Crown Place | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Bourne-Stevens Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bourne-Stevens Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bourne-Stevens Close | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Greys Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sidmouth Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Newark Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Crane Wharf | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Crane Wharf | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Crane Wharf | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Southampton Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Southampton Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Acacia Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Highgrove Terrace | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Highgrove Terrace | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Short Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Crown Place | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Silver Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Mount Pleasant | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Theatre/Concert Hall | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Hieatt Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mount Pleasant | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Dell | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Mount Pleasant | Under investigation |
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