Crime Rates at Garnet Hill, Reading, RG1 6AN

Garnet Hill area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 99 local areas in Abbey , and the 157th 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 Garnet Hill (RG1 6AN) in the last 12 months was 99.2 per 1,000 residents and was 74.5% lower than the Abbey average (389.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 54.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Garnet Hill (RG1 6AN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Admirals Court, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Paul'S Court (23 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.