Total Crime Rate

63.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 63.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.8 7/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle 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

Anstey Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 100 local areas in Abbey , and the 242nd lowest crime rate of 488 local areas in Reading .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Anstey Road (RG1 7JR) in the last 12 months was 63.8 per 1,000 residents and was 83.4% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Anstey Road (RG1 7JR), 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 Anstey Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Epping Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime New Bright Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Zinzan Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Zinzan Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Castle Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marshall Close
Sep 2025Burglary Carey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anstey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Waterside Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime New Bright Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Theft from the person Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chatham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waylen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waylen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waylen Street
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Epping Close
Sep 2025Other theft Russell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Howard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thorn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thorn Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation

Data Sources

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