Total Crime Rate

88.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 88.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 46.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.0 9/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Robbery 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Western Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Coley , and the 186th 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 Western Road (RG1 6PD) in the last 12 months was 88.1 per 1,000 residents and was 7.4% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 46.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Western Road (RG1 6PD), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Western Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/39)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brunswick Street —
Apr 2026Public order Western Elms Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Robbery Brunswick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Haden Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Ormsby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ormsby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tazewell Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ormsby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A4 Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery A4 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Western Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Argyle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivanhoe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivanhoe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reading West Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brunswick Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brunswick Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brunswick Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brunswick Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brunswick Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Western Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Haden Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Western Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ormsby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Lancing Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alleyne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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