Crime Rates at Grove Cottages, Emmer Green, Reading, RG4 8RB

Grove Cottages area has the 24th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Caversham , and the 212th lowest crime rate of 482 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 Cottages (RG4 8RB) in the last 12 months was 58.2 per 1,000 residents and was 20.4% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 34.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grove Cottages (RG4 8RB), the main crime hotspot is near Pinetree Court. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.