Total Crime Rate

157.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 157.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 69.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.1 9/10
  • Other theft 15.4 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.5 9/10
  • Other crime 7.7 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.7 9/10
  • Public order 7.7 6/10
  • Theft from the person 7.7 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Bath Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Norcot , and the 86th highest crime rate of 488 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 2BE) in the last 12 months was 157.7 per 1,000 residents and was 32.2% higher than the Norcot average (119.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 84.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -26.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 41.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bath Road (RG30 2BE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Armadale Court, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Aldworth Close (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bath Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Aldworth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Aldworth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Inglewood Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ashdene Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aldworth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Amethyst Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Amethyst Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Aldworth Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Ruhemann Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Armadale Court —
Sep 2025Theft from the person Armadale Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Elvian Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dorchester Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Aldworth Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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