Crime Rates at Priory Avenue, Caversham, Reading, RG4 7SN

Priory Avenue area has the 10th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Caversham , and the 178th highest crime rate of 488 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 Priory Avenue (RG4 7SN) in the last 12 months was 90.9 per 1,000 residents and was 25.5% higher 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 41.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Priory Avenue (RG4 7SN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Conference/Exhibition Centre, where police recorded 67 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Petrol Station (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.