Total Crime Rate

107.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.8 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 107.4 8/10
  • Violent crimes 46.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.8 9/10
  • Burglary 11.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Other theft 8.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

George Street area has the 46th lowest crime rate of 99 local areas in Abbey , and the 140th highest crime rate of 482 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 George Street (RG1 7NP) in the last 12 months was 107.4 per 1,000 residents and was 72.4% 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 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 46.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 70.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around George Street (RG1 7NP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 82 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Trinity Place (39 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in George Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prospect Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldsmid Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lorne Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Foxglove Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Cambridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson James Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mason Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mason Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Charles Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Charles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Franklin Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Battle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour William Street

Data Sources

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