Total Crime Rate

161.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

86.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 161.9 9/10
  • Violent crimes 86.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 20.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.5 8/10
  • Public order 11.6 8/10
  • Burglary 5.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Other theft 2.9 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 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

Connaught Road area has the 36th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Abbey , and the 82nd 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 Connaught Road (RG30 2UP) in the last 12 months was 161.9 per 1,000 residents and was 58.5% lower than the Abbey average (389.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 86.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Connaught Road (RG30 2UP), the main crime hotspot is near Battle Place. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Connaught Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/37)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Battle Square —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Audley Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beresford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beresford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Battle Square —
Apr 2026Public order Prince Of Wales Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prince Of Wales Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Audley Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Western Elms Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Catherine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightingale Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Nightingale Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivanhoe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivanhoe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Kensington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Battle Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Battle Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Battle Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Battle Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Battle Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Battle Square —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beresford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reading West Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Catherine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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