Total Crime Rate

75.6 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 75.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Robbery 5.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.9 1/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Drugs 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Other theft 1.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 1.9 1/10
  • Public order 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

Penroath Avenue area has the 21st highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Norcot , and the 214th highest crime rate of 488 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 Penroath Avenue (RG30 2ED) in the last 12 months was 75.6 per 1,000 residents and was 36.6% lower 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 31.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Penroath Avenue (RG30 2ED), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wantage Road, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rutland Road (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Penroath Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Norfolk Road —
Sep 2025Public order Walkers Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Dorchester Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Amethyst Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Amethyst Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ashdene Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Inglewood Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lundy Lane —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walkers Place —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walkers Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walkers Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wantage Road —
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tilehurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Elm Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elm Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Norfolk Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Lundy Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
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Data Sources

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