Caversham Balmore Park
Middle areaNorth east Reading. 8,571 people in 2.2 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Caversham Balmore Park live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Caversham Balmore Park
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Caversham Balmore Park at a rate of 39.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 111.5 per 1,000 people across Reading.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 102 |
| Other crime | 92 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 33 |
| Shoplifting | 33 |
| Vehicle crime | 26 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 22 |
| Burglary | 19 |
| Drug offences | 10 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Caversham Balmore Park compares
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Is Caversham Balmore Park safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Caversham Balmore Park at a rate of 39.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 111.5 per 1,000 people across Reading.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 41 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Caversham Balmore Park.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (102), other crime (92) and anti-social behaviour (33).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Reading
These figures are published for the whole of Reading, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Reading and not Caversham Balmore Park alone. See Reading
Caversham Balmore Park in brief
The median price paid for a home in Caversham Balmore Park was £492,500 in 2025.
Caversham Balmore Park had 8,588 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Caversham Balmore Park live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Caversham Balmore Park, 99.1% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.