Total Crime Rate

88.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 88.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 34.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 18.9 10/10
  • Other theft 6.3 6/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • 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

Napier Road area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 99 local areas in Abbey , and the 185th 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 Napier Road (RG1 8AE) in the last 12 months was 88.3 per 1,000 residents and was 77.3% lower than the Abbey average (389.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 34.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Napier Road (RG1 8AE), the main crime hotspot is near Kenavon Drive. Police recorded 111 crimes here, including 45 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 (30/32)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Kenavon Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Kenavon Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mill Green —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oscar Wilde Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oscar Wilde Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oscar Wilde Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Kenavon Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kenavon Drive —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kenavon Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kenavon Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kenavon Drive —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Causeway —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Napier Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kenavon Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Napier Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kenavon Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenavon Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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