Total Crime Rate

33.8 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 33.8 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 16.9 4/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.2 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Other theft 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Burglary 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
  • Shoplifting 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

Grange Avenue area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 100 local areas in Abbey , and the 142nd lowest 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 Grange Avenue (RG6 1DL) in the last 12 months was 33.8 per 1,000 residents and was 91.2% lower than the Abbey average (383.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 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 Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 23.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grange Avenue (RG6 1DL), the main crime hotspot is near Norris Road. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Grange Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norris Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Norris Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Amherst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Amherst Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amherst Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amherst Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pitcroft Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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