Crime Rates at Montague Street, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5AU

Montague Street area has the 34th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Caversham , and the 141st lowest crime rate of 488 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 Montague Street (RG4 5AU) in the last 12 months was 33.7 per 1,000 residents and was 53.5% lower than the Caversham average (72.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 9.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Montague Street (RG4 5AU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 175 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.