Total Crime Rate

125.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 125.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 65.3 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.0 8/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Other theft 7.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Other crime 4.7 6/10
  • Robbery 4.7 6/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Pitcroft Avenue area has the 50th lowest crime rate of 100 local areas in Abbey , and the 123rd 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 Pitcroft Avenue (RG6 1NH) in the last 12 months was 125.9 per 1,000 residents and was 67.2% 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 36 (≈ 83.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pitcroft Avenue (RG6 1NH), 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 Pitcroft Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Norris Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Melrose Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amherst Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Amherst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Amherst Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pitcroft Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amherst Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Green Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norris Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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