Total Crime Rate
23.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
10.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Grove Hill area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 73 local areas in Caversham , and the 78th lowest crime rate of 482 local areas in Reading .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Grove Hill (RG4 8PR) in the last 12 months was 23.3 per 1,000 residents and was 68.1% lower than the Caversham average (73.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 10.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -79.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grove Hill (RG4 8PR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Grove Hill, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Valley Close (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Reading| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Badgers Rise | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grove Hill Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Grove Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rotherfield Way | — |
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