Total Crime Rate

552.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 552.9 10/10
  • Other theft 141.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 102.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.6 9/10
  • Burglary 54.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 39.2 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 35.3 10/10
  • Public order 35.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 23.5 10/10
  • Robbery 15.7 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 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

Norman Place 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 Norman Place (RG1 8QT) 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 Norman Place (RG1 8QT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Trooper Potts Way, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near King'S Meadow Road (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Norman Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Blagrave Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Tamesis Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Reading Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Lynmouth Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blagrave Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Vastern Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Vastern Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime King'S Meadow Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences B3345 Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Lynmouth Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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