Total Crime Rate

82.0 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 82.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 13.2 9/10
  • Other theft 10.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Burglary 2.7 1/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Audley Street area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 100 local areas in Abbey , and the 196th highest crime rate of 488 local areas in Reading .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Audley Street (RG30 1BP) in the last 12 months was 82.0 per 1,000 residents and was 78.6% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 29.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -6.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Audley Street (RG30 1BP), the main crime hotspot is near Edinburgh Road. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Audley Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Catherine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ormsby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ivanhoe Close Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Drugs Ivanhoe Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Western Elms Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ormsby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Ormsby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ormsby Street
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beresford Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Edinburgh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Catherine Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Catherine Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Cannon Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cannon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Cannon Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cannon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cannon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Argyle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ivanhoe Close Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Burglary Edinburgh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Reading West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Nightingale Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightingale Way Under investigation

Data Sources

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