Crime Rates at Highmoor Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 7BJ

Highmoor Road area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Caversham , and the 165th 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 Highmoor Road (RG4 7BJ) in the last 12 months was 44.7 per 1,000 residents and was 38.9% lower than the Caversham average (73.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 22.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highmoor Road (RG4 7BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dovedale Close, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Blossom Road (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.