Total Crime Rate

10.5 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 10.5 1/10
  • Burglary 5.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Knights Way area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 74 local areas in Caversham , and the 29th 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 Knights Way (RG4 8RH) in the last 12 months was 10.5 per 1,000 residents and was 85.5% lower than the Caversham average (72.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -71.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knights Way (RG4 8RH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cavendish Road (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Knights Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Fishers Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Cavendish Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lyefield Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Unity Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Unity Close —
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Data Sources

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