Total Crime Rate

71.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 71.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.6 6/10
  • Other theft 9.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.9 5/10
  • Theft from the person 6.9 8/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.3 1/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Dovedale Close area has the 18th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Caversham , and the 232nd highest 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 Dovedale Close (RG4 7AL) in the last 12 months was 71.3 per 1,000 residents and was 1.6% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 29.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 12.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dovedale Close (RG4 7AL), the main crime hotspot is near Clifton Park Road. Police recorded 11 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Dovedale Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Clifton Park Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highmoor Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifton Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clifton Park Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Clifton Park Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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