Total Crime Rate

96.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 96.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 26.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Drugs 11.2 9/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Theft from the person 7.4 8/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Brownlow Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Coley , and the 164th 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 Brownlow Road (RG1 6NR) in the last 12 months was 96.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1.6% higher than the Coley average (95.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brownlow Road (RG1 6NR), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Brownlow Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/51)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Western Elms Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Western Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Haden Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Alleyne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Alleyne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alleyne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Western Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Western Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Haden Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prospect Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tazewell Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lorne Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Argyle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Haden Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haden Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Benyon Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivanhoe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivanhoe Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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