Total Crime Rate

627.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

223.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 627.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 223.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 149.0 10/10
  • Other theft 117.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 98.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 74.5 10/10
  • Public order 51.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 35.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 35.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.5 10/10
  • Robbery 15.7 10/10
  • Drugs 11.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.8 9/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Other crime 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.
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Crime overview

Caversham Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Abbey , and the 10th highest crime rate of 482 local areas in Reading .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Caversham Road (RG1 8AN) in the last 12 months was 627.5 per 1,000 residents and was 61.0% higher than the Abbey average (389.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -85.7% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -85.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 223.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 39.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Caversham Road (RG1 8AN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Merchants Place, where police recorded 98 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (53 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Caversham Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/65)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thames Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Garrard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merchants Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merchants Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merchants Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Merchants Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garrard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Garrard Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Station Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Merchants Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Caversham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanshawe Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vachel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Vachel Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A329 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Merchants Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Merchants Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Nightclub Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Trooper Potts Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Waterman Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thames Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trooper Potts Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trooper Potts Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trooper Potts Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Trooper Potts Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Trooper Potts Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Trooper Potts Way —
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Data Sources

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