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

Great Knollys 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 Great Knollys Street (RG1 7HD) 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 Great Knollys Street (RG1 7HD), the main crime hotspot is near West Street. Police recorded 162 crimes here, including 79 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Great Knollys Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sackville Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Regent Court Local resolution
Apr 2026Other theft Regent Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub
Apr 2026Other theft Station Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stratheden Place 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 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour William Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Stratheden Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stratheden Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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