Total Crime Rate

82.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 82.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.5 7/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Public order 8.3 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 11th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Coley , and the 193rd highest crime rate of 488 local areas in Reading .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bath Road (RG1 6PG) in the last 12 months was 82.6 per 1,000 residents and was 3.4% higher than the Coley average (79.9 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 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 46.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bath Road (RG1 6PG), the main crime hotspot is near Haden Square. Police recorded 30 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bath Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A4 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barrington Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A4 Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order A4 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haden Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Western Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Benyon Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Reservoir Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Trafalgar Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tazewell Court Local resolution
Sep 2025Public order Haden Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deepdene Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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