Crime Rates at Eastern Avenue, Reading, RG1 5SE

Eastern Avenue area has the 8th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Park , and the 162nd 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 Eastern Avenue (RG1 5SE) in the last 12 months was 99.3 per 1,000 residents and was 4.9% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 43.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 85.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eastern Avenue (RG1 5SE), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.