Total Crime Rate

76.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 76.7 7/10
  • Other theft 17.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 17.7 6/10
  • Public order 11.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.0 1/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • 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
  • 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

Victoria Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Kentwood , and the 211th highest crime rate of 488 local areas in Reading .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Victoria Road (RG31 5AB) in the last 12 months was 76.7 per 1,000 residents and was 0.0% higher than the Kentwood average (76.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 23.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Victoria Road (RG31 5AB), the main crime hotspot is near The Triangle. Police recorded 176 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Victoria Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Armour Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Triangle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Triangle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Triangle Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Triangle Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Triangle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Triangle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Triangle Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Triangle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Newbery Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting The Triangle Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery The Triangle Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Triangle —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Triangle Under investigation
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Data Sources

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