Total Crime Rate

9.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

4.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 9.3 1/10
  • Violent crimes 4.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 4.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Coley , and the 16th lowest crime rate of 482 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 Hill (RG1 7SY) in the last 12 months was 9.3 per 1,000 residents and was 90.3% lower than the Coley average (95.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 4.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Castle Hill (RG1 7SY), 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Carey Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garnet Street
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garnet Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Police Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Garnet Street
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wolseley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Body Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Petrol Station Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Anstey Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Coley Hill
Apr 2026Other theft Janson Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Franklin Street Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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