Total Crime Rate
78.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Chatham Place area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 100 local areas in Abbey , and the 202nd highest 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 Chatham Place (RG1 7AN) in the last 12 months was 78.2 per 1,000 residents and was 79.6% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 44.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ).
In the area around Chatham Place (RG1 7AN), 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.
View Crime In Abbey| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cheapside | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Goldsmid Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bedford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Sackville Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sackville Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sackville Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Zinzan Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Zinzan Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Chatham Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chatham Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alfred Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Howard Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A329 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A329 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Anstey Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Carey Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Regent Court | Under investigation |
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