Total Crime Rate

258.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

140.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 258.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 140.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.5 10/10
  • Public order 41.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.0 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.0 9/10
  • Other theft 19.0 9/10
  • Burglary 15.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.4 9/10
  • Other crime 11.4 10/10
  • Drugs 7.6 7/10
  • Robbery 7.6 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • 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

Simmonds Street area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Abbey , and the 46th highest crime rate of 482 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 Simmonds Street (RG1 6QF) in the last 12 months was 258.6 per 1,000 residents and was 33.7% lower than the Abbey average (389.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 37 (≈ 140.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Simmonds Street (RG1 6QF), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 639 crimes here, including 179 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Simmonds Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/172)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Henry Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs West Street Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Drugs West Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Vehicle crime West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Friar Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Friar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Friar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Friar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Friar Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Burglary Talbot Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gun Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gun Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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