Total Crime Rate

2210.1 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 2210.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 672.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 567.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 235.3 10/10
  • Other theft 197.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 126.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 100.8 10/10
  • Public order 100.8 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 92.4 10/10
  • Drugs 37.8 10/10
  • Burglary 25.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.0 10/10
  • Robbery 16.8 10/10
  • Other crime 8.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 8.4 9/10
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

Fobney Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Abbey , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 488 local areas in Reading .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fobney Street (RG1 6BH) in the last 12 months was 2210.1 per 1,000 residents and was 476.3% higher than the Abbey average (383.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 160 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -55.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 165 (≈ 693.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fobney Street (RG1 6BH), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 685 crimes here, including 166 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fobney Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Temple Place
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Temple Place
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Temple Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Temple Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Mary'S Butts Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Mary'S Butts Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Mary'S Butts Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Mary'S Butts Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Mary'S Butts Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Temple Place
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Mary'S Butts Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Temple Place
Sep 2025Theft from the person St Mary'S Butts Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft St Mary'S Butts Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Talbot Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation

Data Sources

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