Total Crime Rate

34.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

19.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 34.4 4/10
  • Violent crimes 19.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 15.3 4/10
  • Burglary 7.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.8 2/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Meadow Way area has the 37th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Caversham , and the 124th lowest 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 Meadow Way (RG4 5LY) in the last 12 months was 34.4 per 1,000 residents and was 53.0% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 19.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadow Way (RG4 5LY), the main crime hotspot is near Ian Mikardo Way. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Meadow Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mead Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mead Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Mead Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Ian Mikardo Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rhine Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rhine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rhine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rhine Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mead Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mead Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Causeway —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Paddock Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Slopes Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Amersham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Amersham Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Charles Evans Way —
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Data Sources

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