Total Crime Rate

67.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 67.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Public order 5.2 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.6 1/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Usk Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Norcot , and the 243rd highest crime rate of 488 local areas in Reading .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Usk Road (RG30 4HG) in the last 12 months was 67.2 per 1,000 residents and was 43.7% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -62.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 41.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Usk Road (RG30 4HG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wye Close, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Conwy Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Usk Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wye Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Wye Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conwy Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conwy Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conwy Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conwy Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conwy Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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