Total Crime Rate

190.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 190.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 87.2 10/10
  • Public order 32.7 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.5 8/10
  • Other theft 16.4 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.6 8/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Drugs 5.5 6/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Southcote Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Coley , and the 63rd 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 Southcote Road (RG30 2EN) in the last 12 months was 190.7 per 1,000 residents and was 138.7% higher than the Coley average (79.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 119.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -13.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southcote Road (RG30 2EN), 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 Southcote Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Carmelite Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Benyon Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Trafalgar Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carmelite Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carmelite Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Haden Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haden Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Barrington Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A4 Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Carmelite Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A4 Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Reservoir Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order A4 Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westcote Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Western Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carmelite Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkhouse Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Carmelite Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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