Crime Rates at Marsack Street, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5AP

Marsack Street area has the highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Caversham , and the 6th highest crime rate of 488 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 Marsack Street (RG4 5AP) in the last 12 months was 760.5 per 1,000 residents and was 949.9% higher than the Caversham average (72.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 159 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 79.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 124.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Marsack Street (RG4 5AP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 187 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Briant'S Avenue (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.