Total Crime Rate
472.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
231.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026North Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Abbey , and the 17th highest crime rate of 482 local areas in Reading .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around North Street (RG1 7DA) in the last 12 months was 472.7 per 1,000 residents and was 21.3% higher 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 67 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , up 200.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -27.8% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 89 (≈ 231.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around North Street (RG1 7DA), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 109 crimes here, including 60 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Reading| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A329 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Zinzan Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Zinzan Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Zinzan Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Zinzan Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Zinzan Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A4155 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sackville Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Nightclub | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | A329 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | North Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Waylen Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Zinzan Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Sackville Street | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Waylen Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chatham Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | North Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | A4155 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Further/Higher Educational Building | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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