Total Crime Rate

166.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 166.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 61.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 55.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.2 10/10
  • Robbery 16.7 10/10
  • Burglary 11.1 9/10
  • Other theft 11.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.6 4/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Valentia Road area has the 35th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Abbey , and the 79th 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 Valentia Road (RG30 1DH) in the last 12 months was 166.7 per 1,000 residents and was 57.2% lower than the Abbey average (389.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 61.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Valentia Road (RG30 1DH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 86 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Battle Place (47 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Valentia Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Audley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Portman Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Portman Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Portman Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Portman Way —
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 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightingale Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Catherine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edinburgh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Audley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Portman Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightingale Way —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Battle Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Catherine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ashmere Terrace —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ashmere Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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