Total Crime Rate

84.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.1 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 84.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 56.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.5 2/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
level: zoom:
Map is loading…

Crime overview

Reading Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Henley-on-Thames , and the 50th 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 1DA) in the last 12 months was 84.2 per 1,000 residents and was 43.7% 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 56.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Reading Road (RG9 1DA), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 44 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

View Crime In Henley-on-Thames

Crime Over Time in Reading Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Norman Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Friday Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Meadow Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reading Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Upton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Station Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Station Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wyndale Close —
Apr 2026Public order Friday Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Boston Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson A4155 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vicarage Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Friday Street —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Britannia Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Queen Street Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 17 of 17

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.

↑