Total Crime Rate

77.4 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 77.4 7/10
  • Burglary 24.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.3 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.5 3/10
  • Other theft 5.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.8 1/10
  • Other crime 2.8 2/10
  • Public order 2.8 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Prospect Street area has the 14th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Caversham , and the 206th highest crime rate of 488 local areas in Reading .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Prospect Street (RG4 8JN) in the last 12 months was 77.4 per 1,000 residents and was 6.8% higher than the Caversham average (72.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 125.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -12.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 22.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Prospect Street (RG4 8JN), 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 Waller Court (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Prospect Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Short Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Oxford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Church Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Church Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Short Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Cromwell Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour School Lane
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Chester Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Conference/Exhibition Centre Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Conference/Exhibition Centre Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Waller Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Church Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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