Total Crime Rate

40.2 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 40.2 4/10
  • Violent crimes 26.0 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.6 5/10
  • Other theft 9.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.7 3/10
  • Robbery 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 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
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Berkeley Avenue area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Coley , and the 149th 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 Berkeley Avenue (RG1 6HS) in the last 12 months was 40.2 per 1,000 residents and was 57.8% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 26.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -31.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Berkeley Avenue (RG1 6HS), the main crime hotspot is near Carmelite Drive. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Berkeley Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Western Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Brunswick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Carmelite Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Greenidge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery A4 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A4 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Haden Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Haden Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Haden Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Benyon Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haden Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brunswick Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brunswick Street —
Apr 2026Public order Western Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Western Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Swallows Croft Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Reservoir Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brunswick Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brunswick Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brunswick Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brunswick Street —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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