Total Crime Rate

48.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 48.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 14.2 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.5 5/10
  • Public order 8.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 4/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Robbery 2.8 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.8 2/10
  • 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
  • Shoplifting 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

Peppard Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 25 local areas in Emmer Green , and the 184th lowest crime rate of 488 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 Peppard Road (RG4 8UQ) in the last 12 months was 48.2 per 1,000 residents and was 73.1% higher than the Emmer Green average (27.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 25.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Peppard Road (RG4 8UQ), the main crime hotspot is near Cavendish Road. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Peppard Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Lyefield Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Unity Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Unity Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Cavendish Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Burleigh Mews Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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
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Data Sources

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