Total Crime Rate

562.8 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

191.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 562.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 191.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 142.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 125.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 71.0 10/10
  • Other theft 38.3 10/10
  • Public order 38.3 10/10
  • Burglary 32.8 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 32.8 10/10
  • Robbery 27.3 10/10
  • Theft from the person 27.3 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 16.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.5 4/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 8th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Abbey , and the 13th highest crime rate of 482 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 8AG) in the last 12 months was 562.8 per 1,000 residents and was 44.4% higher than the Abbey average (389.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -36.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 191.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 45.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Napier Road (RG1 8AG), 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 (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alexander Turner Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oscar Wilde Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anglers Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Anglers Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Causeway —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Alexander Turner Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oscar Wilde Road —
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 2026Other theft Kenavon Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kenavon Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Kenavon Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Kenavon Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kenavon Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kenavon Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kenavon Drive —
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Data Sources

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