Total Crime Rate

12.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

2.6 per 1,000 1/10 · Very 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 12.8 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Violent crimes 2.6 1/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 2.6 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • 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
  • Public order 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

Ilkley Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Caversham , and the 30th lowest crime rate of 482 local areas in Reading .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ilkley Road (RG4 7BD) in the last 12 months was 12.8 per 1,000 residents and was 82.6% lower than the Caversham average (73.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ilkley Road (RG4 7BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grass Hill, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Harrogate Road (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ilkley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Grass Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Albert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelmscott Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boundary Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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