Crime Rates at St Barnabas Road, Emmer Green, Reading, RG4 8RR

St Barnabas Road 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 St Barnabas Road (RG4 8RR) 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 St Barnabas Road (RG4 8RR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pinetree Court, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brooklyn Drive (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.