Total Crime Rate

124.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 124.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 79.6 9/10
  • Drugs 12.9 9/10
  • Other theft 12.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Burglary 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Oxford Road area has the 48th lowest crime rate of 100 local areas in Abbey , and the 128th 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 Oxford Road (RG30 1EF) in the last 12 months was 124.7 per 1,000 residents and was 67.5% 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 37 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 81.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Oxford Road (RG30 1EF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Richmond Road (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Oxford Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Canford Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kensington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Portman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wilson Road —
Sep 2025Public order Wilson Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Little John'S Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Kensington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sherwood Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Richmond Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hilcot Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Thornton Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Thornton Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wantage Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Richmond Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Portman Road —
Sep 2025Other theft Portman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hilcot Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wilson Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wilson Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hilcot Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hilcot Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tofrek Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westbrook Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Canford Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Canford Court —
Sep 2025Other theft Portman Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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