Crime Rates at Bath Road, Reading, RG1 6NS

Bath Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Coley , and the 129th lowest crime rate of 482 local areas in Reading .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bath Road (RG1 6NS) in the last 12 months was 34.9 per 1,000 residents and was 63.3% lower than the Coley average (95.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Bicycle theft with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bath Road (RG1 6NS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 96 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harrow Court (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.