Total Crime Rate
340.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Caroline Street area has the 15th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Abbey , and the 26th highest crime rate of 488 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 Caroline Street (RG1 7DD) in the last 12 months was 340.3 per 1,000 residents and was 11.3% 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 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 350.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 70 (≈ 181.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 118.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Caroline Street (RG1 7DD), the main crime hotspot is near Trinity Place. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Abbey| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waylen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Russell Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Regent Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Regent Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Chatham Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Alfred Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Russell Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | North Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Regent Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | North Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Bus/Coach Station | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | William Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cheapside | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cheapside | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Cheapside | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Regent Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Regent Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cheapside | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Trinity Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waylen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Waylen Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Stratheden Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stratheden Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Charles Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Chatham Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Trinity Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Chatham Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Trinity Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Trinity Place | Under investigation |
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