Total Crime Rate
52.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
34.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Grove Hill area has the 28th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Caversham , and the 193rd 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 Grove Hill (RG4 8PS) in the last 12 months was 52.6 per 1,000 residents and was 28.1% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 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 13 (≈ 34.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 44.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Grove Hill (RG4 8PS), 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 | Anti-social behaviour | Rotherfield Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Grove Hill | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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