Total Crime Rate

173.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 173.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.7 9/10
  • Other theft 21.3 10/10
  • Public order 21.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.0 9/10
  • Robbery 8.0 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.3 7/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 33rd highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Abbey , and the 74th highest crime rate of 488 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 Chatham Place (RG1 7AZ) in the last 12 months was 173.3 per 1,000 residents and was 54.8% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 96.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chatham Place (RG1 7AZ), 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 2025Public order Stanshawe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheapside Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cheapside Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Cheapside Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sackville Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sackville Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Sackville Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cheapside Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Drugs Regent Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Regent Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Charles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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