Total Crime Rate

472.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

231.2 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 472.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 231.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 174.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 59.7 10/10
  • Other theft 44.2 10/10
  • Public order 41.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 36.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 33.8 10/10
  • Burglary 31.2 10/10
  • Drugs 13.0 9/10
  • Other crime 13.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.4 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.8 9/10
  • Robbery 7.8 8/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

North 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.

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Crime Over Time in North Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A329 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Zinzan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Zinzan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Zinzan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Zinzan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Zinzan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A4155 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sackville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order A329 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waylen Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Zinzan Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sackville Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Theft from the person Waylen Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A4155 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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