Total Crime Rate

140.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

54.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 140.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 54.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.9 8/10
  • Shoplifting 20.0 7/10
  • Drugs 14.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.4 6/10
  • Burglary 11.4 9/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 5/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 6th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Coley , and the 108th highest crime rate of 482 local areas in Reading .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Berkeley Avenue (RG1 6JE) in the last 12 months was 140.0 per 1,000 residents and was 47.2% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 54.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Berkeley Avenue (RG1 6JE), the main crime hotspot is near Carsdale Close. Police recorded 69 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 Berkeley Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Carsdale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carsdale Close —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wolseley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garnet Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garnet Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coley Hill —
Apr 2026Other theft Carsdale Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Holybrook Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Carsdale Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carsdale Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Janson Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Coley Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carsdale Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berkeley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Paul'S Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garnet Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Coley Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrow Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harrow Court —
Apr 2026Other theft Shaw Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shaw Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Coley Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Epping Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Epping Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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