Total Crime Rate
552.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lynmouth Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Abbey , and the 12th highest crime rate of 488 local areas in Reading .
Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lynmouth Road (RG1 8DD) in the last 12 months was 552.9 per 1,000 residents and was 44.2% higher than the Abbey average (383.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 420.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 125.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lynmouth Road (RG1 8DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Caversham Road, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thames Avenue (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Abbey| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Caversham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Thames Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Thames Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Thames Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Tamesis Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Caversham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Reading | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Lynmouth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Lynmouth Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Thames Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Thames Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Caversham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Thames Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Caversham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Caversham Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Vastern Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Vastern Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Caversham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Caversham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Caversham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Caversham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | B3345 | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Caversham Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Caversham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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