Total Crime Rate
234.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
162.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026St Pauls 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 St Pauls Court (RG1 6HF) 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 St Pauls Court (RG1 6HF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Laud Close, where police recorded 37 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.
View Crime In Reading| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Admirals Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Fobney Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Temple Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Temple Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Garnet Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Garnet Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wolseley Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Temple Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Brook Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Paul'S Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Pennyroyal Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Talbot Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Petrol Station | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Admirals Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Admirals Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Admirals Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Admirals Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laud Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Admirals Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laud Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Laud Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brook Street West | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Laud Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Garnet Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lower Brook Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Parthia Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Waterside Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Swan Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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