Total Crime Rate

228.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · 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 228.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.0 10/10
  • Public order 23.2 9/10
  • Other theft 19.9 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.9 10/10
  • Burglary 9.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.6 5/10
  • Drugs 6.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.3 4/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Crescent 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 Crescent Road (RG1 5SN) 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 Crescent Road (RG1 5SN), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Crescent Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hamilton Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Cardigan Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cardigan Gardens Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences College Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Waybrook Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime College Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Theatre/Concert Hall Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Hamilton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Waybrook Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Blenheim Gardens —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Farringdon Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft College Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Farringdon Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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