Appeal for witnesses following aggravated burglary

Appeal for witnesses following aggravated burglary

Hello Resident,

Did you see anything suspicious around Lowfield Road, Caversham, in the early hours of this morning?

We appealing for witnesses after two masked men armed with a machete and a crowbar broke into an address between 1am and 2am, before the clocks went back.

The offenders threatened the occupants and searched the property before smashing the windows of a car on the drive as they left. No one was hurt and nothing was stolen.

The offenders are described as wearing black hooded tracksuits, trainers, facemasks and gloves. 

Anyone with relevant information should call 101 or make a report on our website, quoting reference number 43260558002.

Anyone with relevant dash-cam, CCTV or video doorbell footage can send it to the investigative team via this dedicated online portal: https://unitedkingdom1cpp-portal.digital-policing.co.uk/serip/appeal/burglary-lowfield-road-25-10-2026

Alternatively, information can be provided to us anonymously through the independent charity, Crimestoppers, by calling 0800 555 111 or via its website.

We will not tolerate such invasive offending on our patch so we will do everything we can to bring the offenders to justice; please get in touch if you can help us.

Kind regards,