Crime Rates at Oxford Road, Reading, RG1 7NL

Oxford Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Abbey , and the 15th highest crime rate of 488 local areas in Reading .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oxford Road (RG1 7NL) in the last 12 months was 460.8 per 1,000 residents and was 20.2% higher 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 245.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oxford Road (RG1 7NL), 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.