Total Crime Rate

161.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

56.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 161.4 9/10
  • Violent crimes 56.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.1 8/10
  • Other theft 17.5 9/10
  • Drugs 14.0 9/10
  • Public order 14.0 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.5 5/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

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 8BN) 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 8BN), the main crime hotspot is near Conference/Exhibition Centre. Police recorded 168 crimes here, including 16 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

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Patrick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Patrick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft St Stephens Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Washington Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gosbrook Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Gosbrook Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Short Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Short Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Patrick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Waller Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Harley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Patrick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Patrick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation

Data Sources

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