Total Crime Rate

60.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 60.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 41.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 26.5 6/10
  • Other theft 12.1 8/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.4 2/10
  • Robbery 2.4 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Peters Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Park , and the 223rd lowest crime rate of 482 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 60.2 per 1,000 residents and was 43.6% lower than the Park average (106.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 150.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 41.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Peters Road (RG6 1NT), the main crime hotspot is near Norris Road. Police recorded 77 crimes here, including 57 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Peters Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norris Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Norris Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Amherst Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Amherst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Norris Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norris Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norris Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Bishop'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Melrose Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Melrose Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lennox Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Norris Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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