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Crime in RG4 8UJ
How much crime is recorded in RG4 8UJ, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Caversham Emmer Green
- Council
- Reading
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,652 (2024)
RG4 8UJReading
How safe is RG4 8UJ
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 12.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG4 8UJ area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
12.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
22
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 8UJNational
Violence and sexual offences12.223.6
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Anti-social behaviour2.210.7
Burglary2.19.1
Other theft1.34.5
Drugs1.32.4
Public order0.94.6
Other crime0.91.5
Bicycle theft0.01.0
Shoplifting0.08.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 26% 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.