Crime Rates at Nelson Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5AT

Nelson Road area has the 18th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Caversham , and the 224th highest crime rate of 482 local areas in Reading .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Nelson Road (RG4 5AT) in the last 12 months was 73.7 per 1,000 residents and was 0.7% higher than the Caversham average (73.2 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 52.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Nelson Road (RG4 5AT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 126 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Forge Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.