Total Crime Rate

134.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 134.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.2 9/10
  • Public order 10.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.3 8/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Ashley Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Coley , and the 110th highest crime rate of 488 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 Ashley Road (RG1 6HT) in the last 12 months was 134.5 per 1,000 residents and was 68.3% higher than the Coley average (79.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 93.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 39.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashley Road (RG1 6HT), the main crime hotspot is near Haden Square. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Coley

Crime Over Time in Ashley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Trafalgar Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Haden Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Froxfield Avenue —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wensley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Heron Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Swallows Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swallows Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Upavon Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Benyon Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haden Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Swallows Croft Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Froxfield Avenue —
Sep 2025Public order A4 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barrington Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A4 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A4 Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 16 of 16

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑