Total Crime Rate

527.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.4 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 527.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 399.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 64.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 34.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Robbery 12.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Janson Court area has the highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Coley , and the 15th highest crime rate of 482 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 Janson Court (RG1 6NA) in the last 12 months was 527.9 per 1,000 residents and was 454.9% higher than the Coley average (95.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 93 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 481.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 64.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Janson Court (RG1 6NA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 96 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Trinity Place (39 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Janson Court area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/59)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Janson Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Coley Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Coley Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Coley Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Berkeley Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tazewell Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Franklin Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Harrow Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Harrow Court —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prospect Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Epping Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Epping Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Russell Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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