The overall crime rate in Reading city is 103.9 crimes per 1,000. Most crimes, 8.7k crimes were violent crimes which is 35.2% of all crimes committed in the area. Violent crime rate is at 106% of national crime rate. Shoplifting crime was the fastest growing crime and it increased by 53.4% over the last twelve months.The category of "bicycle theft crime" is the highest ranking crime category when category crime rate is compared to the national average. "Bicycle theft crime" rate is at 250% of national crime rate which puts Reading on 13. position out of 99 England's and Wales' cities in this crime category. "Bicycle theft crime" makes up 2.5% of all crimes committed in the area. The total number of "bicycle theft crime" is 616 cases and has decreased by 29.5% when compared year-over-year in the period of July 2023 - June 2024.
Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Ranking (99 cities) | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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Violent crime | 35.2% | 28. lowest | 106% | 8.7k | -11.5% |
Shoplifting crime | 11.2% | 44. highest | 154% | 2.8k | 53.4% |
Antisocial behaviour crime | 10.3% | 15. lowest | 70% | 2.6k | 2.9% |
Other theft crime | 9.0% | 22. highest | 124% | 2.2k | -9.0% |
Public order crime | 7.7% | 32. lowest | 110% | 1.9k | -26.2% |
Criminal damage and arson crime | 6.8% | 16. lowest | 93% | 1.7k | -16.8% |
Vehicle crime | 6.1% | 51. highest | 106% | 1.5k | -13.6% |
Burglary crime | 3.5% | 29. lowest | 87% | 865 | -32.4% |
Bicycle theft crime | 2.5% | 13. highest | 250% | 616 | -29.5% |
Drugs crime | 2.4% | 29. lowest | 94% | 604 | 3.6% |
Theft from the person crime | 2.0% | 10. highest | 102% | 491 | -14.8% |
Other crime | 1.5% | 17. lowest | 84% | 377 | -1.3% |
Robbery crime | 1.0% | 38. lowest | 87% | 252 | -3.8% |
Possession of weapons crime | 0.7% | 14. lowest | 85% | 184 | -8.5% |
Crime statistic | Share of all crimes | Crime rate ranking | % of national crime rate | Crime volume | % annual change |
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This graph compares crime rate in Reading city to the national crime rate for each crime statistic.
Crime statistic | Reading city crime rate | England and Wales - national crime rate |
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Anti-social behaviour | 10.7 | 15.2 |
Bicycle theft | 2.6 | 1.0 |
Burglary | 3.6 | 4.2 |
Criminal damage and arson | 7.0 | 7.6 |
Drugs | 2.5 | 2.7 |
Other crime | 1.6 | 1.9 |
Other theft | 9.4 | 7.6 |
Possession of weapons | 0.8 | 0.9 |
Public order | 8.0 | 7.3 |
Robbery | 1.1 | 1.2 |
Shoplifting | 11.6 | 7.5 |
Theft from the person | 2.1 | 2.0 |
Vehicle crime | 6.4 | 6.0 |
Violent crime | 36.5 | 34.5 |