Total Crime Rate

411.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

240.2 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 411.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 240.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 171.6 10/10
  • Public order 58.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 39.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.5 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 24.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.5 10/10
  • Other theft 19.6 10/10
  • Burglary 14.7 9/10
  • Other crime 9.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 9.8 9/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Bedford Road area has the 13th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Abbey , and the 23rd 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 Bedford Road (RG1 7EU) in the last 12 months was 411.8 per 1,000 residents and was 5.6% 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 35 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -28.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 240.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 32.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bedford Road (RG1 7EU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 178 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Trinity Place (39 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bedford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/83)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cambridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson James Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Eaton Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Stanley Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mason Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chatham Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stratheden Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stratheden Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Stratheden Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mason Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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