Total Crime Rate

497.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 497.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 114.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 98.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 82.0 10/10
  • Other theft 76.5 10/10
  • Theft from the person 21.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.4 10/10
  • Burglary 16.4 10/10
  • Public order 16.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 16.4 9/10
  • Other crime 10.9 10/10
  • Robbery 10.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.5 8/10
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

Napier Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Abbey , and the 14th highest crime rate of 488 local areas in Reading .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Napier Road (RG1 8AB) in the last 12 months was 497.3 per 1,000 residents and was 29.7% higher than the Abbey average (383.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 114.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Napier Road (RG1 8AB), the main crime hotspot is near Kenavon Drive. Police recorded 106 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Napier Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Luscinia View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Kenavon Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Kenavon Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Kenavon Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Kenavon Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Kenavon Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Kenavon Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kenavon Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kenavon Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kenavon Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gas Works Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gas Works Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Gas Works Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Gas Works Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Luscinia View —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Luscinia View Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Heron Island Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oscar Wilde Road —
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Data Sources

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