Total Crime Rate
70.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
33.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Coley Park area has the 13th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Coley , and the 231st highest 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 Coley Park (RG1 6DS) in the last 12 months was 70.3 per 1,000 residents and was 26.2% lower 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 33.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Coley Park (RG1 6DS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Froxfield Avenue, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Heron Way (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Reading| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Heron Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Froxfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wensley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Tupsley Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Heron Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Heron Way | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Hospital | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Old Lane | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lesford Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Swallows Croft | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Old Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | The Old Lane | — |
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