Total Crime Rate
17.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
2.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Glenrhondda area has the 17th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Caversham , and the 53rd lowest crime rate of 482 local areas in Reading .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Glenrhondda (RG4 8LB) in the last 12 months was 17.0 per 1,000 residents and was 76.8% lower than the Caversham average (73.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 2.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Glenrhondda (RG4 8LB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Morlais, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Highdown Avenue (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Reading| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Treforgan | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Highdown Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Morlais | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Badgers Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Glenrhondda | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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