Total Crime Rate

48.2 per 1,000 5/10 · 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 48.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Public order 4.8 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.8 5/10
  • Burglary 2.4 1/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 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.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

St Peters Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Park , and the 185th lowest 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 St Peters Road (RG6 1NT) in the last 12 months was 48.2 per 1,000 residents and was 49.1% lower than the Park average (94.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -9.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 28.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 92.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Peters Road (RG6 1NT), 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.

View Crime In Park

Crime Over Time in St Peters Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Amherst Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Melrose Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Norris Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amherst Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Amherst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pitcroft Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Amherst Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norris Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brackendale Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Green Road —
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 10 of 10

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑