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 7RW) 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 7RW), 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 (30/91)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Goldsmid Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Chatham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Carey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Carey Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trinity Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Trinity Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Trinity Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Eaton Place Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Castle Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Chatham Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Epping Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Janson Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Franklin Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Alfred Street —
Apr 2026Drugs Coley Park Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Coley Park Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Coley Park Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A4155 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A4155 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A4155 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Epping Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coley Hill —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
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Data Sources

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