Total Crime Rate

22.8 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 22.8 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.6 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Public order 2.5 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bath Road area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Coley , and the 85th lowest crime rate of 488 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 Bath Road (RG1 6HL) in the last 12 months was 22.8 per 1,000 residents and was 71.5% lower than the Coley average (79.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bath Road (RG1 6HL), the main crime hotspot is near Carmelite Drive. Police recorded 40 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 Bath Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Trafalgar Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barrington Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Carmelite Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Carmelite Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Benyon Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carmelite Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carmelite Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Reservoir Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Carmelite Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carmelite Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order A4 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A4 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A4 Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Western Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haden Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Haden Square Under investigation

Data Sources

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