Total Crime Rate

48.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

38.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 48.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 38.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
  • 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 10th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Coley , and the 177th 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 Wensley Road (RG1 6DW) in the last 12 months was 48.5 per 1,000 residents and was 49.0% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 14.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 38.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wensley Road (RG1 6DW), the main crime hotspot is near North Lodge Mews. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 39 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 (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Lodge Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swallows Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Lodge Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary North Lodge Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Lodge Mews —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wensley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lesford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Heron Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Heron Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Heron Way Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Lodge Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Lodge Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Hospital Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Greenidge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Lodge Mews Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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