Total Crime Rate

70.6 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 70.6 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.6 5/10
  • Shoplifting 11.8 6/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Norcot Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Kentwood , and the 235th 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 Norcot Road (RG30 6BS) in the last 12 months was 70.6 per 1,000 residents and was 7.9% lower than the Kentwood average (76.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -16.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 27.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 250.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Norcot Road (RG30 6BS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kentwood Close, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Halcyon Terrace (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Norcot Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Tuscan Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Sanctuary Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vale Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Portmeirion Gardens Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Portmeirion Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Blundells Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Beatty Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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