Total Crime Rate

159.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.1 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 159.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 75.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 30.1 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 18.1 4/10
  • Burglary 12.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.0 5/10
  • Other crime 9.0 9/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.0 7/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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.
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Crime overview

Bath Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Norcot , and the 87th highest crime rate of 482 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 2HN) in the last 12 months was 159.6 per 1,000 residents and was 30.9% higher than the Norcot average (121.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 30.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bath Road (RG30 2HN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sharnwood Drive, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bayford Drive (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 (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs Sharnwood Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Appleford Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sharnwood Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Poplar Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holymead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sharnwood Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Pentland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carters Rise —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Appleford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Appleford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Appleford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bayford Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bayford Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bayford Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Appleford Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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