Crime Rates at Chester Street, Reading, RG30 1LP

Chester Street 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 Chester Street (RG30 1LP) 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 Chester Street (RG30 1LP), 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.