Total Crime Rate

97.2 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 97.2 8/10
  • Violent crimes 43.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.8 7/10
  • Other theft 12.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Gainsborough Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Norcot , and the 163rd highest crime rate of 482 local areas in Reading .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gainsborough Road (RG30 3BU) in the last 12 months was 97.2 per 1,000 residents and was 20.3% lower than the Norcot average (121.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 43.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gainsborough Road (RG30 3BU), the main crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gainsborough Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Florian Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Gainsborough Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Granville Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Granville Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ashampstead Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gainsborough Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Gainsborough Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Maker Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Coronation Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Coronation Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Virginia Way —
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Data Sources

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