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Other theft in Reading 12 months to June 2026
9.0per 1,000 residents
Police recorded 1,653 other theft offences in Reading in the 12 months to June 2026, up 9.0% (136) on the previous 12 months. That is 9.0 per 1,000 residents against 6.5 for England and Wales.
Home Office · data.police.uk street-level crime archive, category “Other theft” local authority via LSOA lookup population: ONS mid-2025 estimate, 183,762 Monthly, September 2011 to June 2026 Monthly recorded offences: September 2011 to June 2026 Coalition Coalition Conservative Conservative Conservative Conservative Conservative Labour Labour 0 100 200 300 2015 2020 2025 September 2011: 239 offences October 2011: 283 offences November 2011: 247 offences December 2011: 232 offences January 2012: 248 offences February 2012: 226 offences March 2012: 319 offences April 2012: 274 offences May 2012: 252 offences June 2012: 276 offences July 2012: 280 offences August 2012: 363 offences September 2012: 241 offences October 2012: 295 offences November 2012: 270 offences December 2012: 261 offences January 2013: 202 offences February 2013: 284 offences March 2013: 239 offences April 2013: 223 offences May 2013: 162 offences June 2013: 152 offences July 2013: 177 offences August 2013: 279 offences September 2013: 161 offences October 2013: 151 offences November 2013: 152 offences December 2013: 172 offences January 2014: 162 offences February 2014: 156 offences March 2014: 186 offences April 2014: 159 offences May 2014: 129 offences June 2014: 135 offences July 2014: 134 offences August 2014: 170 offences September 2014: 116 offences October 2014: 133 offences November 2014: 94 offences December 2014: 110 offences January 2015: 114 offences February 2015: 127 offences March 2015: 127 offences April 2015: 134 offences May 2015: 142 offences June 2015: 143 offences July 2015: 136 offences August 2015: 214 offences September 2015: 173 offences October 2015: 169 offences November 2015: 140 offences December 2015: 127 offences January 2016: 97 offences February 2016: 106 offences March 2016: 96 offences April 2016: 119 offences May 2016: 129 offences June 2016: 114 offences July 2016: 118 offences August 2016: 214 offences September 2016: 160 offences October 2016: 155 offences November 2016: 119 offences December 2016: 138 offences January 2017: 135 offences February 2017: 108 offences March 2017: 140 offences April 2017: 159 offences May 2017: 148 offences June 2017: 156 offences July 2017: 148 offences August 2017: 194 offences September 2017: 163 offences October 2017: 169 offences November 2017: 147 offences December 2017: 120 offences January 2018: 123 offences February 2018: 136 offences March 2018: 123 offences April 2018: 150 offences May 2018: 161 offences June 2018: 165 offences July 2018: 151 offences August 2018: 195 offences September 2018: 141 offences October 2018: 126 offences November 2018: 111 offences December 2018: 111 offences January 2019: 131 offences February 2019: 123 offences March 2019: 121 offences April 2019: 120 offences May 2019: 114 offences June 2019: 137 offences July 2019: 132 offences August 2019: 200 offences September 2019: 120 offences October 2019: 101 offences November 2019: 103 offences December 2019: 99 offences January 2020: 118 offences February 2020: 123 offences March 2020: 107 offences April 2020: 54 offences May 2020: 97 offences June 2020: 93 offences July 2020: 96 offences August 2020: 113 offences September 2020: 91 offences October 2020: 110 offences November 2020: 101 offences December 2020: 105 offences January 2021: 112 offences February 2021: 99 offences March 2021: 113 offences April 2021: 92 offences May 2021: 105 offences June 2021: 133 offences July 2021: 135 offences August 2021: 171 offences September 2021: 148 offences October 2021: 127 offences November 2021: 114 offences December 2021: 143 offences January 2022: 144 offences February 2022: 131 offences March 2022: 137 offences April 2022: 142 offences May 2022: 126 offences June 2022: 139 offences July 2022: 154 offences August 2022: 163 offences September 2022: 172 offences October 2022: 198 offences November 2022: 167 offences December 2022: 168 offences January 2023: 158 offences February 2023: 145 offences March 2023: 160 offences April 2023: 141 offences May 2023: 195 offences June 2023: 153 offences July 2023: 149 offences August 2023: 164 offences September 2023: 143 offences October 2023: 186 offences November 2023: 159 offences December 2023: 152 offences January 2024: 147 offences February 2024: 127 offences March 2024: 124 offences April 2024: 147 offences May 2024: 167 offences June 2024: 158 offences July 2024: 195 offences August 2024: 167 offences September 2024: 105 offences October 2024: 147 offences November 2024: 133 offences December 2024: 113 offences January 2025: 97 offences February 2025: 102 offences March 2025: 113 offences April 2025: 109 offences May 2025: 129 offences June 2025: 107 offences July 2025: 158 offences August 2025: 149 offences September 2025: 158 offences October 2025: 141 offences November 2025: 151 offences December 2025: 129 offences January 2026: 146 offences February 2026: 121 offences March 2026: 122 offences April 2026: 127 offences May 2026: 130 offences June 2026: 121 offences
Offences recorded in this category each month, from the street-level archive Published value Provisional or revised LatestShaded bands: governments (see labels) Hover or use arrow keys to read a value Each year since 2011 Year to Offences Per 1,000 Population year June 2011 4,777 (partial) — — June 2012 2,071 13.0 2012 June 2013 307 1.9 2013 June 2014 168 1.0 2014 June 2015 191 1.1 2015 June 2016 202 1.2 2016 June 2017 210 1.2 2017 June 2018 247 1.4 2018 June 2019 249 1.4 2019 June 2020 251 1.4 2020 June 2021 283 1.6 2021 June 2022 259 1.5 2022 June 2023 281 1.6 2023 June 2024 273 1.5 2024 June 2025 286 1.6 2025 June 2026 361 2.0 2025
What this measures Theft not covered by the more specific theft categories, such as theft from work or from a garden.
Police-recorded crime counts offences reported to and recorded by the police. It is affected by whether people report crime and by changes in police recording practice, so it does not measure all crime that happens. The Crime Survey for England and Wales is the better guide to long-term trends in the crimes it covers. Police recorded crime is not designated as National Statistics.
A higher recorded rate does not mean an area is more dangerous.
Other categories in Reading Violence and sexual offences 7,291 offences 39.7per 1,000 Shoplifting 3,074 offences 16.7per 1,000 Public order 1,569 offences 8.5per 1,000 Criminal damage and arson 1,216 offences 6.6per 1,000 Vehicle crime 896 offences 4.9per 1,000 Burglary 657 offences 3.6per 1,000 Drugs 546 offences 3.0per 1,000 Bicycle theft 432 offences 2.4per 1,000 Other crime 361 offences 2.0per 1,000 Robbery 348 offences 1.9per 1,000 Theft from the person 264 offences 1.4per 1,000 Possession of weapons 138 offences 0.8per 1,000 Public disorder and weapons 0 offences 0.0per 1,000 Violent crime 0 offences 0.0per 1,000 Every local authority ranked by other theft rate · All recorded crime in Reading