Total Crime Rate

260.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

116.7 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 260.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 116.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 80.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.3 9/10
  • Public order 33.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.0 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.3 10/10
  • Other theft 20.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.7 8/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Drugs 6.7 7/10
  • Shoplifting 6.7 4/10
  • Theft from the person 6.7 8/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • 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

Brigham Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Abbey , and the 45th highest crime rate of 482 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 Brigham Road (RG1 8DP) in the last 12 months was 260.0 per 1,000 residents and was 33.3% 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 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 800.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 116.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Brigham Road (RG1 8DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Caversham Road, where police recorded 65 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thames Avenue (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brigham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trooper Potts Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft St Stephens Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A329 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A329 —
Apr 2026Drugs Lynmouth Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lynmouth Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Caversham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Randolph Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trooper Potts Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lynmouth Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trooper Potts Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thames Avenue —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barry Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barry Place —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Waterman Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trooper Potts Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trooper Potts Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trooper Potts Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Trooper Potts Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thames Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thames Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Thames Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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