Crime Rates at Fobney Street, Reading, RG1 6BS

Fobney Street area has the 49th lowest crime rate of 100 local areas in Abbey , and the 127th 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 Fobney Street (RG1 6BS) in the last 12 months was 125.0 per 1,000 residents and was 67.4% lower than the Abbey average (383.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 22.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fobney Street (RG1 6BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 236 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Police Station (138 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.