Total Crime Rate
148.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025St Michaels Road area has the 8th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Norcot , and the 94th highest crime rate of 488 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 St Michaels Road (RG30 4RY) in the last 12 months was 148.9 per 1,000 residents and was 24.8% higher 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 68.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Michaels Road (RG30 4RY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Triangle, where police recorded 176 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Teviot Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Norcot| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Mayfair | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | The Triangle | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | The Triangle | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | The Triangle | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | The Triangle | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | The Triangle | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | The Triangle | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | The Triangle | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | The Triangle | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | The Triangle | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | The Triangle | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bran Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Triangle | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Woodland Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Heathfield Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Maple Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bran Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Bran Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Bran Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Bran Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Triangle | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Bran Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mayfair | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mayfair | Under investigation |
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