Total Crime Rate

177.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

83.3 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 177.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 83.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.6 8/10
  • Public order 27.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.4 9/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Other crime 6.9 8/10
  • Robbery 6.9 8/10
  • Drugs 3.5 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Granville Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Norcot , and the 75th 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 Granville Road (RG30 3PY) in the last 12 months was 177.1 per 1,000 residents and was 45.2% higher than the Norcot average (121.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 83.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Granville Road (RG30 3PY), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 46 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 Granville Road area

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

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