Total Crime Rate
80.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
46.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026George Street area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 99 local areas in Abbey , and the 203rd highest crime rate of 482 local areas in Reading .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around George Street (RG1 7NT) in the last 12 months was 80.8 per 1,000 residents and was 79.3% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 46.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around George Street (RG1 7NT), 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.
View Crime In Reading| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mason Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Goldsmid Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Mason Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Franklin Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Stanley Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stanley Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Battle Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lorne Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Foxglove Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | James Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Salisbury Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Petrol Station | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Petrol Station | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | William Street | — |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Cambridge Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Charles Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Trinity Place | Under investigation |
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