Total Crime Rate

81.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.9 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 81.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 34.9 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.8 5/10
  • Other crime 5.8 7/10
  • Robbery 5.8 7/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.9 1/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Public order 1.9 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Parkside Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Norcot , and the 199th highest crime rate of 482 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 Parkside Road (RG30 2DA) in the last 12 months was 81.4 per 1,000 residents and was 33.2% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 34.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Parkside Road (RG30 2DA), the main crime hotspot is near Carmelite Drive. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Reading

Crime Over Time in Parkside Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (25/25)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elvian Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Armadale Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shireshead Close Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Other theft Amethyst Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kearsley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Elvian Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Inglewood Court Local resolution
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Inglewood Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bowden Row —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parkside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Amethyst Lane —
Apr 2026Other crime Carmelite Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Elvian Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Elvian Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Penroath Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Armadale Court —
Apr 2026Other crime Elvian Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Elvian Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Armadale Court —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Other crime Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Amethyst Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Elvian Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tilehurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Penroath Avenue Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 25 of 25

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑