Total Crime Rate

16.8 per 1,000 2/10 Β· Very Low

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 16.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.4 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Carnarvon Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Park , and the 55th 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 Carnarvon Road (RG1 5SB) in the last 12 months was 16.8 per 1,000 residents and was 82.2% lower than the Park average (94.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2022. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (β‰ˆ 6.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Carnarvon Road (RG1 5SB), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Carnarvon Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norwood Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norwood Road β€”
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norwood Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norwood Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norwood Road β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norwood Road β€”
Sep 2025Public order Amity Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Farringdon Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Cardigan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regent Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hatherley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Farringdon Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regent Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Regent Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cholmeley Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Regent Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Regent Street β€”

Data Sources

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