Crime Rates at Abbotsmead Place, Caversham, Reading, RG4 8EQ

Abbotsmead Place 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 Abbotsmead Place (RG4 8EQ) 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 Abbotsmead Place (RG4 8EQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Conference/Exhibition Centre, where police recorded 168 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thames Avenue (26 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.