Postcode · Reading
Crime in RG4 8DL
How much crime is recorded in RG4 8DL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lower Caversham
- Council
- Reading
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,639 (2024)
How safe is RG4 8DL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 32.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG4 8DL area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
32.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
66
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 8DLNational
Violence and sexual offences26.823.6
Anti-social behaviour11.910.7
Other theft10.14.5
Burglary5.19.1
Criminal damage and arson4.94.7
Public order4.14.6
Vehicle crime3.13.5
Bicycle theft1.11.0
Other crime0.71.5
Drugs0.72.4
Robbery0.41.4
Shoplifting0.48.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 13% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.