Total Crime Rate
51.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
36.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Usk Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Norcot , and the 188th lowest crime rate of 482 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 4HT) in the last 12 months was 51.5 per 1,000 residents and was 57.8% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 36.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Usk Road (RG30 4HT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wye Close, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Conwy Close (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Reading| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elan Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elvaston Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | The Meadway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Conwy Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stoneham Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stoneham Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sundial Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bevan Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sundial Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wye Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wye Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sundial Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elvaston Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Elvaston Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bevan Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Severn Way | Under investigation |
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