Total Crime Rate

79.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.1 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 79.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 44.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.5 7/10
  • Public order 16.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bath Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Coley , and the 209th highest crime rate of 482 local areas in Reading .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bath Road (RG1 6PH) in the last 12 months was 79.9 per 1,000 residents and was 16.0% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 44.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bath Road (RG1 6PH), the main crime hotspot is near Carmelite Drive. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 19 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 (22/22)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Brunswick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Haden Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Western Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Western Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Western Road 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Brunswick Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Reservoir Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Benyon Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Lancing Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haden Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Haden Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Haden Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brunswick Hill —
Apr 2026Other crime Carmelite Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A4 Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery A4 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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