Postcode · Reading
Crime in RG4 8PR
How much crime is recorded in RG4 8PR, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Caversham Balmore Park
- Council
- Reading
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,914 (2024)
RG4 8PRReading
How safe is RG4 8PR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 8.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG4 8PR area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
8.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
20
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 8PRNational
Violence and sexual offences5.823.6
Other theft3.04.5
Anti-social behaviour2.210.7
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Burglary1.79.1
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Drugs1.52.4
Public order1.34.6
Other crime0.61.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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20
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.