Crime Rates at Castle Street, Reading, RG1 7RQ

Castle Street area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 100 local areas in Abbey , and the 242nd lowest crime rate of 488 local areas in Reading .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Castle Street (RG1 7RQ) in the last 12 months was 63.8 per 1,000 residents and was 83.4% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Street (RG1 7RQ), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 685 crimes here, including 166 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.