Total Crime Rate

114.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 114.1 8/10
  • Other theft 42.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.3 7/10
  • Shoplifting 17.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.4 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.2 1/10
  • Public order 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Burcombe Way area has the 8th highest crime rate of 74 local areas in Caversham , and the 144th highest crime rate of 488 local areas in Reading .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Burcombe Way (RG4 8RX) in the last 12 months was 114.1 per 1,000 residents and was 57.5% higher than the Caversham average (72.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 40.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -74.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 33.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 185.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Burcombe Way (RG4 8RX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near School Lane (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Burcombe Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Lukes Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Buckingham Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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