Crime Rates at Alexandra Road, Reading, RG1 5PG

Alexandra Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Park , and the 108th lowest crime rate of 488 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 Alexandra Road (RG1 5PG) in the last 12 months was 26.9 per 1,000 residents and was 71.6% lower than the Park average (94.7 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 166.7% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Alexandra Road (RG1 5PG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 68 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Granby Court (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.