Crime Rates at Gosbrook Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8BJ

Gosbrook Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Caversham , and the 84th highest crime rate of 482 local areas in Reading .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gosbrook Road (RG4 8BJ) in the last 12 months was 161.4 per 1,000 residents and was 120.6% higher 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 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 56.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gosbrook Road (RG4 8BJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Patrick Road, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Washington Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.