Total Crime Rate

258.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 258.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.7 9/10
  • Public order 38.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 26.3 7/10
  • Theft from the person 21.6 10/10
  • Other theft 20.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.7 9/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Body Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Abbey , and the 36th highest crime rate of 488 local areas in Reading .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Body Road (RG1 7JP) in the last 12 months was 258.1 per 1,000 residents and was 32.7% 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 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , up 200.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 80 (≈ 123.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Body Road (RG1 7JP), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 215 crimes here, including 138 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Body Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Russell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Zinzan Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary West Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brook Street West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Talbot Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Talbot Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Talbot Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Cheapside Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Cheapside Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chatham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Zinzan Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime West Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chatham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chatham Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Chatham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences West Street Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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