Total Crime Rate

84.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 84.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 52.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.7 8/10
  • Other theft 6.5 6/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Public order 3.3 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

York Road area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 99 local areas in Abbey , and the 193rd highest crime rate of 482 local areas in Reading .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around York Road (RG1 8DU) in the last 12 months was 84.4 per 1,000 residents and was 78.3% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 15.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 52.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around York Road (RG1 8DU), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 98 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in York Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightclub —
Apr 2026Burglary Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Caversham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridge Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thames Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Thames Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thames Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thames Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Nightclub Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Milford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order A329 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Waterman Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A329 Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Regent Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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