Total Crime Rate

260.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

77.4 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 260.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 77.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 54.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 54.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.0 8/10
  • Public order 25.4 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 24.1 10/10
  • Other theft 20.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Robbery 5.1 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.8 6/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Other crime 3.8 5/10
  • Theft from the person 1.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Portman Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Abbey , and the 44th highest crime rate of 482 local areas in Reading .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Portman Road (RG30 1EA) in the last 12 months was 260.2 per 1,000 residents and was 33.3% 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 43 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 61 (≈ 77.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 34.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portman Road (RG30 1EA), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 86 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Portman Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Broughton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Little John'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little John'S Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little John'S Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thornton Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Portman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Thornton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westbrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Richmond Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thornton Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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