Total Crime Rate

13.2 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

2.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 13.2 1/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Violent crimes 2.7 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Holybrook Road area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Coley , and the 35th lowest crime rate of 482 local areas in Reading .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Holybrook Road (RG1 6DG) in the last 12 months was 13.2 per 1,000 residents and was 86.1% lower than the Coley average (95.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violent crimes with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holybrook Road (RG1 6DG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 62 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.

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Crime Over Time in Holybrook Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/38)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laud Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garnet Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pennyroyal Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trelleck Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garnet Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garnet Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holybrook Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coley Hill —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wolseley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trelleck Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Coley Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaw Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laud Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laud Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Laud Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Admirals Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Coley Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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