Total Crime Rate

27.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 27.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rossendale Road area has the 36th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Caversham , and the 113th lowest crime rate of 488 local areas in Reading .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rossendale Road (RG4 5JU) in the last 12 months was 27.6 per 1,000 residents and was 61.9% lower than the Caversham average (72.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rossendale Road (RG4 5JU), the main crime hotspot is near Charles Evans Way. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rossendale Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charles Evans Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Slopes Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charles Evans Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charles Evans Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Martin Cooper Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Charles Evans Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Slopes Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Charles Evans Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
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Data Sources

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