Total Crime Rate
340.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Great Knollys 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 Great Knollys Street (RG1 7HD) 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 Great Knollys Street (RG1 7HD), the main crime hotspot is near West Street. Police recorded 179 crimes here, including 87 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 | Stanshawe Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cheapside | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Meadow Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A329 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | A329 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Meadow Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Meadow Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Meadow Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Meadow Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Stratheden Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | West Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cheapside | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | West Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | West Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | West Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | West Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | West Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Barry Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Barry Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Regent Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
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