Crime Rates at Douglas Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5BH

Douglas Road area has the 33rd lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Caversham , and the 103rd 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 Douglas Road (RG4 5BH) in the last 12 months was 25.5 per 1,000 residents and was 64.8% lower than the Caversham average (72.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Douglas Road (RG4 5BH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 187 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mead Close (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.