Total Crime Rate

95.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 95.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.7 8/10
  • Public order 6.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.2 1/10
  • Burglary 3.2 3/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other crime 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Theft from the person 3.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Albany Road area has the 38th lowest crime rate of 100 local areas in Abbey , and the 173rd 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 Albany Road (RG30 2UL) in the last 12 months was 95.5 per 1,000 residents and was 75.1% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 47.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Albany Road (RG30 2UL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Edinburgh Road, where police recorded 72 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.

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Crime Over Time in Albany Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Catherine Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Edinburgh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Portman Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Portman Way
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightingale Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Battle Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Battle Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Battle Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Battle Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Nightingale Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightingale Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Battle Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belmont Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Belmont Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Belmont Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belmont Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belmont Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kensington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Curzon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Kensington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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