Crime Rates at Hart Street, Reading, RG1 7PG

Hart Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Abbey , and the 22nd highest crime rate of 482 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 Hart Street (RG1 7PG) in the last 12 months was 418.2 per 1,000 residents and was 7.3% higher 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 42 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 Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 176.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hart Street (RG1 7PG), 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.