Total Crime Rate

36.9 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 36.9 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 21.5 5/10
  • Other theft 12.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Lymington Gate area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Caversham , and the 153rd lowest crime rate of 488 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 Lymington Gate (RG4 7JT) in the last 12 months was 36.9 per 1,000 residents and was 49.0% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 21.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 78.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lymington Gate (RG4 7JT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lymington Gate, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Conisboro Avenue (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lymington Gate area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Wincroft Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woburn Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lymington Gate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St David'S Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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