Crime Rates at Oxford Road, Reading, RG1 7ND

Oxford Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 100 local areas in Abbey , and the 240th lowest crime rate of 488 local areas in Reading .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oxford Road (RG1 7ND) in the last 12 months was 63.4 per 1,000 residents and was 83.5% 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 Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -56.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oxford Road (RG1 7ND), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 106 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.