Crime Rates at Caversham Road, Reading, RG1 8AU

Caversham Road area has the 32nd lowest crime rate of 99 local areas in Abbey , and the 193rd highest crime rate of 482 local areas in Reading .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Caversham Road (RG1 8AU) in the last 12 months was 84.4 per 1,000 residents and was 78.3% lower 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 15.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 52.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -45.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Caversham Road (RG1 8AU), the main crime hotspot is near Nightclub. Police recorded 98 crimes here, including 53 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.