Total Crime Rate

317.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

190.8 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 317.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 190.8 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 133.0 10/10
  • Public order 46.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 40.5 9/10
  • Other theft 37.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.6 8/10
  • Burglary 8.7 8/10
  • Drugs 8.7 8/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.8 8/10
  • Robbery 5.8 7/10
  • Theft from the person 5.8 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Shoplifting 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

This area has the 17th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Abbey , and the 30th 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 This (RG1 7BP) in the last 12 months was 317.9 per 1,000 residents and was 18.4% 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 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -26.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 66 (≈ 190.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 247.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around postcode RG1 7BP, the main crime hotspot is near West Street. Police recorded 162 crimes here, including 79 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in RG1 7BP area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Cheapside Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Station Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A4155 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order A4155 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A4155 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A4155 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cheapside Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Cheapside Local resolution
Apr 2026Public order Caversham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alfred Street
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A329 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order A329 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merchants Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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 West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery West Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Offender given penalty notice

Data Sources

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