Crime Rate in Tilehurst Birch Copse, ward

Tilehurst Birch Copse has the 9th highest crime rate of 24 wards in West Berkshire district and the 3640th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 569th highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Tilehurst Birch Copse in the last 12 months was 62.7 per 1,000 residents and was 9.2% lower than the West Berkshire district average (69.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Tilehurst Birch Copse’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 144 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 205 (≈ 24.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Tilehurst Birch Copse ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 182 crimes here, including 38 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.