Total Crime Rate

77.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 77.2 7/10
  • Violent crimes 43.6 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 33.6 7/10
  • Other crime 10.1 9/10
  • Public order 10.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.1 8/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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
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

Clifton Park Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Caversham , and the 215th 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 Clifton Park Road (RG4 7PD) in the last 12 months was 77.2 per 1,000 residents and was 5.5% higher 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 43.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 72.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Clifton Park Road (RG4 7PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rectory Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Clifton Park Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thames Side Promenade Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thames Side Promenade Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Priest Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Knighton Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bridge Street —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Rectory Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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