Total Crime Rate

45.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 45.5 5/10
  • Violent crimes 31.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.5 7/10
  • Drugs 10.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Lennox Road area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 99 local areas in Abbey , and the 166th 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 Lennox Road (RG6 1PJ) in the last 12 months was 45.5 per 1,000 residents and was 88.3% lower than the Abbey average (389.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 31.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.8% 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 96 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Amherst Road (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lennox Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Heath Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Amherst 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 2026Anti-social behaviour Earley Hill Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Holmes Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Amherst Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lennox Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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