Total Crime Rate

131.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

77.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 131.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 77.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.4 9/10
  • Other theft 24.4 10/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.4 3/10
  • Burglary 4.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.2 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 45th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Abbey , and the 116th 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 Beresford Road (RG30 1DD) in the last 12 months was 131.1 per 1,000 residents and was 66.4% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 77.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Beresford Road (RG30 1DD), 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 (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightingale Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beresford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Audley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Western Elms Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Salisbury Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivanhoe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivanhoe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beresford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beresford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Catherine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Argyle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ormsby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Ormsby Street Under investigation
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 Battle Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Battle Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Battle Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Catherine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reading West Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ashmere Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashmere Terrace —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightingale Way —
Apr 2026Public order Albany Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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