Crime Rates at Upper Woodcote Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 7LB

Upper Woodcote Road area has the 35th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Caversham , and the 114th 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 Upper Woodcote Road (RG4 7LB) in the last 12 months was 32.0 per 1,000 residents and was 56.3% lower than the Caversham average (73.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

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