Total Crime Rate

364.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 364.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 203.7 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 37.0 10/10
  • Public order 37.0 10/10
  • Other theft 24.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.5 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.4 6/10
  • Drugs 9.3 8/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.1 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Craven Road area has the highest crime rate of 31 local areas in Katesgrove , and the 24th highest crime rate of 488 local areas in Reading .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Craven Road (RG1 5LE) in the last 12 months was 364.2 per 1,000 residents and was 312.4% higher than the Katesgrove average (88.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 66 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 79 (≈ 243.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 85.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Craven Road (RG1 5LE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 98 crimes here, including 67 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Craven Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Beck Court —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Erleigh Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Hospital Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Fatherson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Fatherson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eldon Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Eldon Square —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fatherson Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Erleigh Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Erleigh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Erleigh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hospital —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Redlands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fatherson Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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