Crime Rates at Cardigan Road, Reading, RG1 5QW

Cardigan Road area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Park , and the 164th 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 Cardigan Road (RG1 5QW) in the last 12 months was 40.1 per 1,000 residents and was 57.6% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 27.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cardigan Road (RG1 5QW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Mews, where police recorded 37 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hamilton Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.