Crime Rates at Copse End, Caversham, Reading, RG4 6AB

Copse End area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Emmer Green , and the 184th highest crime rate of 482 local areas in Reading .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Copse End (RG4 6AB) in the last 12 months was 88.5 per 1,000 residents and was 177.1% higher than the Emmer Green average (31.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 21 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). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 52.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Copse End (RG4 6AB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Martin Cooper Close, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ruskin (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.