Crime Rates at Bays Crescent, Spencers Wood, Reading, RG7 1DF

Bays Crescent area has the 18th highest crime rate of 103 local areas in Barkham & Arborfield , and the 102nd highest crime rate of 523 local areas in Wokingham .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bays Crescent (RG7 1DF) in the last 12 months was 65.4 per 1,000 residents and was 13.6% higher than the Barkham & Arborfield average (57.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 30.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bays Crescent (RG7 1DF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cobham Drive, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bays Crescent (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.