Total Crime Rate

89.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

50.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 89.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 50.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.9 6/10
  • Public order 22.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Drugs 5.6 6/10
  • Other crime 5.6 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • 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

Oxford Road area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 99 local areas in Abbey , and the 181st highest crime rate of 482 local areas in Reading .

The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oxford Road (RG1 7LL) in the last 12 months was 89.4 per 1,000 residents and was 77.1% lower 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 50.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ).

In the area around Oxford Road (RG1 7LL), the main crime hotspot is near Trinity Place. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oxford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/65)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cheapside Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Cheapside Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Cheapside Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Carey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Trinity Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Eaton Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alfred Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Epping Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Epping Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Body Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Trinity Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Battle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Anstey Road —
Apr 2026Public order A4155 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Chatham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chatham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences North Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour North Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldsmid Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A4155 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A4155 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A4155 Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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