Total Crime Rate
82.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Audley 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.
View Crime In Abbey| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Catherine Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edinburgh Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ormsby Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ivanhoe Close | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Ivanhoe Close | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Western Elms Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Edinburgh Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ormsby Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Ormsby Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Ormsby Street | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Beresford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Edinburgh Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Catherine Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Catherine Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Sports/Recreation Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Cannon Street | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Cannon Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Cannon Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cannon Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cannon Street | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Argyle Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Ivanhoe Close | Offender given a caution |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Edinburgh Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Reading West | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Nightingale Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightingale Way | Under investigation |
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