Total Crime Rate
78.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
42.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Buckingham Drive area has the 15th highest crime rate of 73 local areas in Caversham , and the 212th highest 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 Buckingham Drive (RG4 8RY) in the last 12 months was 78.3 per 1,000 residents and was 7.0% higher 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 42.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Buckingham Drive (RG4 8RY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Evesham Road, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Buckingham Drive (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Emmer Green| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Petrol Station | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Evesham Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
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