Total Crime Rate

258.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 258.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 75.7 9/10
  • Public order 38.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.3 8/10
  • Shoplifting 26.3 7/10
  • Theft from the person 21.6 10/10
  • Other theft 20.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.7 9/10
  • Drugs 7.7 7/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.6 7/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Oxford Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Abbey , and the 36th highest crime rate of 488 local areas in Reading .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Oxford Road (RG1 7RH) in the last 12 months was 258.1 per 1,000 residents and was 32.7% 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 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 3 cases , up 200.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 80 (≈ 123.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oxford Road (RG1 7RH), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 215 crimes here, including 138 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Oxford Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Mary'S Butts
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Police Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Police Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Mary'S Butts Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting St Mary'S Butts Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Waylen Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waylen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waylen Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Howard Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Police Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanshawe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Castle Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Marshall Close
Sep 2025Burglary Carey Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Stanshawe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Stanshawe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanshawe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation

Data Sources

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