Total Crime Rate
76.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Lennox Road area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 100 local areas in Abbey , and the 209th highest 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 Lennox Road (RG6 1PJ) in the last 12 months was 76.9 per 1,000 residents and was 79.9% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 42.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -29.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lennox Road (RG6 1PJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 118 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Abbey| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Earley Hill Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brackendale Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Amherst Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Amherst Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Amherst Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Amherst Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Heath Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Pitcroft Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Holmes Road | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Holmes Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Melrose Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | B3350 | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | B3350 | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
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