Total Crime Rate

21.0 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 21.0 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.0 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Public order 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Parkside Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in Coley , and the 79th lowest crime rate of 488 local areas in Reading .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Parkside Road (RG30 2DB) in the last 12 months was 21.0 per 1,000 residents and was 73.8% lower than the Coley average (79.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Parkside Road (RG30 2DB), the main crime hotspot is near Carmelite Drive. Police recorded 40 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Parkside Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ashdene Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkhouse Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tilehurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westcote Road —
Sep 2025Public order Elvian Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Ruhemann Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Armadale Court —
Sep 2025Burglary Carmelite Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Carmelite Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Carmelite Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carmelite Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carmelite Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Theft from the person Armadale Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carmelite Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Amethyst Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Amethyst Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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