Total Crime Rate

210.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 210.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 81.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.9 8/10
  • Public order 25.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Robbery 8.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bath Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Coley , and the 50th 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 Bath Road (RG1 6NF) in the last 12 months was 210.3 per 1,000 residents and was 163.2% higher than the Coley average (79.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 77.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bath Road (RG1 6NF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Russell Street, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harrow Court (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bath Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Russell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Goldsmid Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Prospect Mews Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Prospect Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Maitland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lorne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Epping Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Castle Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Epping Close —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Downshire Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Upavon Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tazewell Court Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Janson Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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