Crime Rates at Caversham Road, Reading, RG1 8AS

Caversham Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 100 local areas in Abbey , and the 57th highest crime rate of 488 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 8AS) in the last 12 months was 196.7 per 1,000 residents and was 48.7% lower than the Abbey average (383.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 103.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Caversham Road (RG1 8AS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Caversham Road, where police recorded 66 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Nightclub (41 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.