Total Crime Rate

186.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 186.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 77.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.6 8/10
  • Drugs 17.5 10/10
  • Public order 14.0 8/10
  • Other theft 10.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.0 6/10
  • Other crime 3.5 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gosbrook Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Caversham , and the 65th highest crime rate of 488 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 186.0 per 1,000 residents and was 156.7% higher than the Caversham average (72.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 63.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gosbrook Road (RG4 8BJ), the main crime hotspot is near Waller Court. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gosbrook Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Queen'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Tamesis Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Waller Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brackstone Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Cromwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Ardler Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Queen'S Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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