Total Crime Rate

138.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 138.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 62.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 41.8 9/10
  • Public order 33.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Castle Hill area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Abbey , and the 109th highest crime rate of 482 local areas in Reading .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Castle Hill (RG1 7RL) in the last 12 months was 138.1 per 1,000 residents and was 64.6% lower than the Abbey average (389.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 62.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Hill (RG1 7RL), the main crime hotspot is near Police Station. Police recorded 150 crimes here, including 97 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Castle Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/61)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Carey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brook Street West Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Epping Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alfred Street —
Apr 2026Other theft Body Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anstey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Anstey Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Russell Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Russell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A4155 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Rose Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coley Hill —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garnet Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garnet Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garnet Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wolseley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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