Total Crime Rate
46.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
31.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Galsworthy Drive area has the 8th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Emmer Green , and the 171st lowest crime rate of 482 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 Galsworthy Drive (RG4 6PR) in the last 12 months was 46.6 per 1,000 residents and was 45.8% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Galsworthy Drive (RG4 6PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Orchard Grove, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Redberry Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Emmer Green| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Galsworthy Drive | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Dumbarton Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Ibstone Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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