Total Crime Rate

195.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

92.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 195.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 92.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.8 10/10
  • Other theft 36.4 10/10
  • Burglary 23.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.6 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • Drugs 3.3 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.3 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hamilton 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 5RN) 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 5RN), the main crime hotspot is near Theatre/Concert Hall. Police recorded 57 crimes here, including 45 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hamilton Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Forsete Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastern Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Eastern Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Eastern Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hamilton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Culver Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Culver Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Hamilton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farringdon Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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