Crime Rates at Hart Street, Reading, RG1 7PG

Hart Street area has the 12th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Abbey , and the 22nd 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 Hart Street (RG1 7PG) in the last 12 months was 380.5 per 1,000 residents and was 0.8% lower 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 179.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hart Street (RG1 7PG), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 37 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.