Postcode · Reading
Crime in RG4 7LE
How much crime is recorded in RG4 7LE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Caversham Heights
- Council
- Reading
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,532 (2024)
RG4 7LEReading
How safe is RG4 7LE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 5.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG4 7LE area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 1 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
1/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
5.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
11
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
RG4 7LENational
Violence and sexual offences4.723.6
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Anti-social behaviour1.010.7
Vehicle crime1.03.5
Public order0.54.6
Other theft0.44.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 44% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.