Crime Rates at Waylen Street, Reading, RG1 7UP

Waylen Street area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 100 local areas in Abbey , and the 181st highest crime rate of 488 local areas in Reading .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Waylen Street (RG1 7UP) in the last 12 months was 90.0 per 1,000 residents and was 76.5% 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 Public order with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -45.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Waylen Street (RG1 7UP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 77 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Trinity Place (34 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.