Total Crime Rate

148.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

96.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 148.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 96.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.6 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.3 8/10
  • Public order 22.3 9/10
  • Drugs 11.2 9/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Wensley Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Coley , and the 97th highest crime rate of 482 local areas in Reading .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wensley Road (RG1 6DJ) in the last 12 months was 148.7 per 1,000 residents and was 56.3% 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 96.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 15.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wensley Road (RG1 6DJ), the main crime hotspot is near Carsdale Close. Police recorded 69 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wensley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berkeley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carsdale Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Froxfield Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carsdale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Carsdale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Carsdale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carsdale Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tupsley Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Shaw Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaw Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Old Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Old Lane —
Apr 2026Drugs Coley Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Coley Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Coley Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trelleck Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trelleck Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Old Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrow Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harrow Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holybrook Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carsdale Close —
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Data Sources

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