Total Crime Rate

382.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 382.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 247.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.2 8/10
  • Public order 27.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.4 7/10
  • Burglary 7.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.7 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Other theft 3.9 4/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.9 5/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

School Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Norcot , and the 21st highest crime rate of 488 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 School Road (RG31 5AR) in the last 12 months was 382.2 per 1,000 residents and was 220.4% higher than the Norcot average (119.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 81.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around School Road (RG31 5AR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 71 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bran Close (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in School Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bran Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Bran Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Bran Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bran Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bran Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Beatty Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Armour Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bran Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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