Norcot North
Middle areaNorth west Reading. 8,908 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.7 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Norcot North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Norcot North
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Norcot North at a rate of 101.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 111.5 per 1,000 people across Reading.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 354 |
| Other crime | 183 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 86 |
| Shoplifting | 86 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 83 |
| Vehicle crime | 49 |
| Burglary | 27 |
| Drug offences | 21 |
| Theft from the person | 11 |
| Robbery | 8 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Norcot North compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Norcot North safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Norcot North at a rate of 101.9 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 111.5 per 1,000 people across Reading.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 105 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Norcot North.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (354), other crime (183) and anti-social behaviour (86).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Reading
These figures are published for the whole of Reading, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Reading and not Norcot North alone. See Reading
Norcot North in brief
The median price paid for a home in Norcot North was £336,250 in 2025.
Norcot North had 8,657 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Norcot North live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Norcot North, 99.6% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.