Total Crime Rate

234.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

162.0 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 234.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 162.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 139.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 22.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.8 7/10
  • Other theft 16.8 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.8 9/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Robbery 11.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Pennyroyal Court area has the 25th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Abbey , and the 52nd highest crime rate of 482 local areas in Reading .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pennyroyal Court (RG1 6HE) in the last 12 months was 234.6 per 1,000 residents and was 39.8% lower than the Abbey average (389.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 162.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pennyroyal Court (RG1 6HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 40 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 Pennyroyal Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Waterside Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Pennyroyal Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garnet Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Admirals Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Admirals Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Admirals Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Admirals Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Admirals Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wolseley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garnet Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Admirals Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Laud Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coley Hill
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Temple Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Temple Place
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Temple Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Brook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lower Brook Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Talbot Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garnet Street

Data Sources

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