Total Crime Rate

140.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 140.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 54.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 20.0 7/10
  • Drugs 14.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.4 6/10
  • Burglary 11.4 9/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 5/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Coley Park Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Coley , and the 108th 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 Coley Park Road (RG1 6AH) in the last 12 months was 140.0 per 1,000 residents and was 47.2% higher than the Coley average (95.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 54.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Coley Park Road (RG1 6AH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 121 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Carsdale Close (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Coley Park Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Coley Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Carey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Shaw Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaw Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Epping Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Epping Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Coley Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation

Data Sources

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