Total Crime Rate

637.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 637.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 545.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 62.5 8/10
  • Robbery 37.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.7 7/10
  • Public order 12.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.5 3/10
  • Drugs 8.3 8/10
  • Other theft 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

The Triangle area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Norcot , and the 9th highest crime rate of 482 local areas in Reading .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Triangle (RG30 4RN) in the last 12 months was 637.5 per 1,000 residents and was 422.9% higher than the Norcot average (121.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 131 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -12.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 62.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Triangle (RG30 4RN), the main crime hotspot is near The Triangle. Police recorded 150 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in The Triangle area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Green Acre Mount —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Woodland Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Triangle Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Triangle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Albert Illsley Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Triangle Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Loader Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Grafton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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