Total Crime Rate

462.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

64.7 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 462.7 10/10
  • Shoplifting 365.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 64.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.3 7/10
  • Public order 17.4 9/10
  • Robbery 14.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.0 3/10
  • Burglary 5.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.5 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.5 1/10
  • Drugs 2.5 1/10
  • Other crime 2.5 2/10
  • Other theft 2.5 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 2nd highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Caversham , and the 19th highest crime rate of 482 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 Gosbrook Road (RG4 8BT) in the last 12 months was 462.7 per 1,000 residents and was 532.5% higher than the Caversham average (73.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 147 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 500.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -88.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 64.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gosbrook Road (RG4 8BT), 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Harley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Patrick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Patrick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Patrick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Patrick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Patrick Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Church Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Short Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft St Stephens Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Short Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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