Total Crime Rate

45.9 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.0 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 45.9 5/10
  • Violent crimes 29.0 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.6 6/10
  • Other theft 9.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Beresford Road area has the 18th lowest crime rate of 99 local areas in Abbey , and the 168th lowest crime rate of 482 local areas in Reading .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Beresford Road (RG30 1BU) in the last 12 months was 45.9 per 1,000 residents and was 88.2% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 29.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beresford Road (RG30 1BU), the main crime hotspot is near Battle Place. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Beresford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edinburgh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Salisbury Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Ormsby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ormsby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ormsby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portman Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Portman Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beresford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightingale Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beresford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beresford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Battle Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Battle Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Battle Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Albany Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Portman Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ormsby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Catherine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Portman Way —
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ormsby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Audley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashmere Terrace —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ashmere Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Audley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Catherine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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