Crime Rates at Russell Street, Reading, RG1 7RE

Russell Street area has the 9th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Abbey , and the 15th 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 Russell Street (RG1 7RE) in the last 12 months was 460.8 per 1,000 residents and was 20.2% higher 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 245.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Russell Street (RG1 7RE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Trinity Place, where police recorded 66 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (35 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.