Crime Rates at Salisbury Road, Reading, RG30 1BL

Salisbury Road area has the 47th lowest crime rate of 99 local areas in Abbey , and the 135th 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 Salisbury Road (RG30 1BL) in the last 12 months was 111.1 per 1,000 residents and was 71.5% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violent crimes ( 127.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 66.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 127.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Salisbury Road (RG30 1BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 82 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Catherine Street (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.