Total Crime Rate

34.5 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 34.5 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.7 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Prospect Street area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 100 local areas in Abbey , and the 145th 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 Prospect Street (RG1 7YQ) in the last 12 months was 34.5 per 1,000 residents and was 91.0% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -78.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -74.1% ).

In the area around Prospect Street (RG1 7YQ), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 106 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Prospect Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/50)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Epping Close —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Other theft Epping Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stanley Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Maitland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lorne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lorne Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cannon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cannon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cannon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Prospect Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Cannon Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Trinity Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Russell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Russell Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Charles Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Trinity Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Trinity Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Trinity Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Trinity Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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