Crime Rates at Hamilton Road, Reading, RG1 5RB

Hamilton Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Park , and the 109th 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 Hamilton Road (RG1 5RB) in the last 12 months was 135.4 per 1,000 residents and was 43.0% higher 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 90.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 48.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 68.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hamilton Road (RG1 5RB), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.