Crime Rates at Grove Hill, Emmer Green, Reading, RG4 8PR

Grove Hill area has the 15th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Caversham , and the 52nd lowest 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 Grove Hill (RG4 8PR) in the last 12 months was 15.5 per 1,000 residents and was 78.5% lower than the Caversham average (72.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grove Hill (RG4 8PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Brill Close, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sheldon Rise (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.