Total Crime Rate

247.5 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 247.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 102.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.2 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 31.4 10/10
  • Public order 23.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.8 8/10
  • Other theft 11.8 8/10
  • Burglary 9.8 8/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 6/10
  • Robbery 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Oxford Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Abbey , and the 38th 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 Oxford Road (RG1 7NG) in the last 12 months was 247.5 per 1,000 residents and was 35.4% 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 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 77.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 65 (≈ 127.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oxford Road (RG1 7NG), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 68 crimes here, including 37 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 (30/48)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stratheden Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Anstey Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Prospect Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waylen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waylen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Charles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary James Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Alfred Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Stratheden Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chatham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waylen Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour North Street —
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 Derby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Derby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other crime Prospect Mews Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Zinzan Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Trinity Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stanley Grove Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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