Total Crime Rate

200.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 200.6 9/10
  • Shoplifting 65.0 8/10
  • Other theft 36.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 28.3 6/10
  • Burglary 17.0 10/10
  • Public order 14.1 8/10
  • Robbery 11.3 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Church Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Caversham , and the 55th highest crime rate of 488 local areas in Reading .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Church Street (RG4 8AU) in the last 12 months was 200.6 per 1,000 residents and was 176.9% higher than the Caversham average (72.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -79.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 53.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 24.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Street (RG4 8AU), the main crime hotspot is near Conference/Exhibition Centre. Police recorded 67 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Church Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Oxford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chester Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Short Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Short Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rectory Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour School Lane —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
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Data Sources

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