Total Crime Rate

73.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.6 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 73.9 7/10
  • Violent crimes 29.6 6/10
  • Burglary 24.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.7 5/10
  • Other theft 9.9 8/10
  • Public order 9.9 7/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Other crime 4.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Highmoor Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Caversham , and the 223rd highest 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 Highmoor Road (RG4 7BE) in the last 12 months was 73.9 per 1,000 residents and was 1.0% higher than the Caversham average (73.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 29.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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

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Crime Over Time in Highmoor Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kelmscott Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Boundary Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Grass Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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