Crime Rates at Bowden Row, Reading, RG30 3FJ

Bowden Row area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Norcot , and the 174th lowest crime rate of 488 local areas in Reading .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bowden Row (RG30 3FJ) in the last 12 months was 46.1 per 1,000 residents and was 61.3% lower than the Norcot average (119.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 34.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 114.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bowden Row (RG30 3FJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Armadale Court, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Elvian Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.