Total Crime Rate

443.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

228.9 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 443.4 10/10
  • Violent crimes 228.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 185.5 10/10
  • Other theft 69.9 10/10
  • Drugs 36.1 10/10
  • Public order 33.7 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 28.9 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 26.5 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.9 7/10
  • Theft from the person 16.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.1 8/10
  • Burglary 4.8 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.8 7/10
  • Robbery 4.8 6/10
  • Other crime 2.4 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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 11th highest crime rate of 99 local areas in Abbey , and the 21st highest crime rate of 482 local areas in Reading .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Caversham Road (RG1 8BB) in the last 12 months was 443.4 per 1,000 residents and was 13.7% 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 77 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 95 (≈ 228.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 1.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 36.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Caversham Road (RG1 8BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Caversham Road, where police recorded 65 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thames Avenue (26 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 (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridge Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Denbeigh Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barry Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barry Place —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Waterman Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thames Avenue —
Apr 2026Other theft Thames Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thames Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thames Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Randolph Road Under investigation
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 Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thames Side Promenade Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thames Side Promenade Under investigation
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Data Sources

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