Total Crime Rate

78.2 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 78.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.2 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Theft from the person 5.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Chatham 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.

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Crime Over Time in Chatham Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cheapside Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Goldsmid Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bedford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sackville Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sackville Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sackville Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Zinzan Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Zinzan Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Chatham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chatham Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alfred Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Howard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A329 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A329 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anstey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Carey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Regent Court Under investigation

Data Sources

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