Total Crime Rate

11.4 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

3.8 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

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 11.4 1/10
  • Violent crimes 3.8 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.8 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hemdean Road area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Caversham , and the 26th lowest crime rate of 482 local areas in Reading .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hemdean Road (RG4 7QJ) in the last 12 months was 11.4 per 1,000 residents and was 84.4% lower than the Caversham average (73.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 260.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hemdean Road (RG4 7QJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Morlais, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Valley Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Hemdean Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Treforgan Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Morlais Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Badgers Rise Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Grove Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grove Hill Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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