Total Crime Rate
195.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
92.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hamilton Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Park , and the 61st highest crime rate of 482 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 Hamilton Road (RG1 5RA) in the last 12 months was 195.4 per 1,000 residents and was 83.0% higher 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 57.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -88.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 92.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hamilton Road (RG1 5RA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Granby Gardens, where police recorded 29 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.
View Crime In Reading| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Mews | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Granby Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Hamilton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Farringdon Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Granby Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Granby Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Granby Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Hamilton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Granby Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Forsete Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Eastern Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Eastern Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Eastern Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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