Crime Rates at Cardigan Gardens, Reading, RG1 5QP

Cardigan Gardens area has the 12th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Park , and the 187th lowest crime rate of 482 local areas in Reading .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cardigan Gardens (RG1 5QP) in the last 12 months was 51.5 per 1,000 residents and was 51.8% lower than the Park average (106.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 32.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cardigan Gardens (RG1 5QP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hatherley Road, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Mews (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.