Crime Rates at Cardinal Close, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8BZ

Cardinal Close area has the 16th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Caversham , and the 224th highest crime rate of 488 local areas in Reading .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Cardinal Close (RG4 8BZ) in the last 12 months was 73.5 per 1,000 residents and was 1.4% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 130.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cardinal Close (RG4 8BZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Conference/Exhibition Centre, where police recorded 67 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thames Avenue (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.