Total Crime Rate

68.1 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

35.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 68.1 6/10
  • Violent crimes 35.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.6 5/10
  • Burglary 3.6 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Little Street area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 99 local areas in Abbey , and the 238th highest crime rate of 482 local areas in Reading .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Little Street (RG1 7PB) in the last 12 months was 68.1 per 1,000 residents and was 82.5% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 35.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Little Street (RG1 7PB), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 82 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Little Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mason Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Stanley Street Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mason Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson James Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Battle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prospect Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Argyle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alleyne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Alleyne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ormsby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reading West Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ormsby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ormsby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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