Total Crime Rate

100.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.6 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 100.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 31.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.4 7/10
  • Public order 14.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 14.4 6/10
  • Other theft 8.6 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Fulmead Road area has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 99 local areas in Abbey , and the 154th highest crime rate of 482 local areas in Reading .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fulmead Road (RG30 1JX) in the last 12 months was 100.6 per 1,000 residents and was 74.2% lower than the Abbey average (389.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 31.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 294.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fulmead Road (RG30 1JX), 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 Fulmead Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Alma Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Alma Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canford Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Wilson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thornton Mews Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilson Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Richmond Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Portman Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Brock Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canford Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Westbrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westbrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Broughton Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Little John'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gordon Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thornton Road —
Apr 2026Public order Thornton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little John'S Lane —
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Data Sources

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