Total Crime Rate
134.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Baydon Drive 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 Baydon Drive (RG1 6JB) 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 Baydon Drive (RG1 6JB), the main crime hotspot is near Carsdale Close. Police recorded 60 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Coley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Swallows Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Upavon Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Haden Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Haden Square | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Swallows Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Swallows Croft | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wensley Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Froxfield Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Froxfield Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carsdale Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | The Old Lane | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Benyon Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carsdale Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carsdale Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carsdale Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Barrington Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Carsdale Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carsdale Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Carsdale Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Carsdale Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Tazewell Court | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A4 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A4 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Carsdale Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | A4 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Carsdale Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Carsdale Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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