Total Crime Rate

63.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 63.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.8 7/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Rose Walk area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 100 local areas in Abbey , and the 242nd lowest crime rate of 488 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 Rose Walk (RG1 6QB) in the last 12 months was 63.8 per 1,000 residents and was 83.4% lower than the Abbey average (383.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rose Walk (RG1 6QB), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 215 crimes here, including 138 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rose Walk area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Temple Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheapside Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Butts Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Butts Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Butts Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime New Bright Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Gun Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gun Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Temple Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Cheapside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Temple Place
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Temple Place
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Temple Place
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Temple Place
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cheapside Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cheapside Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Carey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Mary'S Butts Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Simmonds Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Simmonds Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Mary'S Butts
Sep 2025Burglary St Mary'S Butts Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St Mary'S Butts Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Mary'S Butts Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Mary'S Butts Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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