Total Crime Rate

272.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 272.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 101.7 10/10
  • Other theft 41.2 10/10
  • Theft from the person 27.5 10/10
  • Drugs 19.2 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.7 8/10
  • Burglary 8.2 8/10
  • Public order 8.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.5 8/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Robbery 2.8 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Cardiff Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Abbey , and the 33rd 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 Cardiff Road (RG1 8ET) in the last 12 months was 272.0 per 1,000 residents and was 29.1% lower than the Abbey average (383.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 43 (≈ 118.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 43.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cardiff Road (RG1 8ET), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 41 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cardiff Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Caversham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Swansea Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Regent Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Regent Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Regent Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Regent Court
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Regent Court
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanshawe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanshawe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A329 Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A329 Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Stanshawe Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Caversham Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Addison Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Stanshawe Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Newport Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stanshawe Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences York Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newport Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newport Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newport Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newport Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Caversham Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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