Total Crime Rate
73.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
29.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026St Peters Avenue 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 St Peters Avenue (RG4 7DL) 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 St Peters Avenue (RG4 7DL), 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.
View Crime In Reading| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kelmscott Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Boundary Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Grass Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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