Total Crime Rate

257.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

208.7 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 257.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 208.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 192.4 10/10
  • Other theft 13.6 9/10
  • Public order 13.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Drugs 2.7 2/10
  • Robbery 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Bath Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Norcot , and the 47th 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 Bath Road (RG30 2BD) in the last 12 months was 257.5 per 1,000 residents and was 111.2% higher than the Norcot average (121.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 71 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 77 (≈ 208.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 124.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bath Road (RG30 2BD), the main crime hotspot is near Fawley Road. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 69 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bath Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Fawley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fawley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Faircross Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aldworth Close —
Apr 2026Public order Florian Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Silchester Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fawley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maker Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldworth Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Fawley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fawley Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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