Crime Rates at Hilcot Road, Reading, RG30 2SX

Hilcot Road area has the 48th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Abbey , and the 120th highest crime rate of 488 local areas in Reading .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hilcot Road (RG30 2SX) in the last 12 months was 129.0 per 1,000 residents and was 66.4% lower than the Abbey average (383.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 67.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 47.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hilcot Road (RG30 2SX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Battle Place (43 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.