Total Crime Rate
78.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Oxford Road area has the 31st lowest crime rate of 100 local areas in Abbey , and the 202nd highest 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 Oxford Road (RG1 7LL) in the last 12 months was 78.2 per 1,000 residents and was 79.6% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 44.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ).
In the area around Oxford Road (RG1 7LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 77 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Trinity Place (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Abbey| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Zinzan Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waylen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Anstey Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Carey Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Marshall Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Castle Hill | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cheapside | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Waylen Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Regent Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | North Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | North Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Further/Higher Educational Building | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Stratheden Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Regent Court | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Regent Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Further/Higher Educational Building | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Trinity Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cheapside | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Cheapside | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bedford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Trinity Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Trinity Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Trinity Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Trinity Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Regent Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Cheapside | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Cheapside | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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