Crime Rates at Hamilton Road, Reading, RG1 5RF

Hamilton Road area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Park , and the 45th highest crime rate of 488 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 Hamilton Road (RG1 5RF) in the last 12 months was 228.5 per 1,000 residents and was 141.2% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 106.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 181.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hamilton Road (RG1 5RF), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 299 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.