Total Crime Rate

67.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 67.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 52.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.9 8/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • 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

Reading Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Henley-on-Thames , and the 90th highest crime rate of 452 local areas in South Oxfordshire .

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 Reading Road (RG9 1AA) in the last 12 months was 67.3 per 1,000 residents and was 14.7% higher than the Henley-on-Thames average (58.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 52.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 63.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Reading Road (RG9 1AA), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 115 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Reading Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/45)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson York Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hart Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Britannia Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Norman Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Duke Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tuns Lane —
Apr 2026Theft from the person Bell Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tuns Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tuns Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Tuns Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tuns Lane —
Apr 2026Public order Hart Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A4155 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences York Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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