Crime Rate in Tilehurst & Purley, ward

Tilehurst & Purley has the 6th lowest crime rate of 24 wards in West Berkshire district and the 1859th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 330th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Tilehurst & Purley in the last 12 months was 42.6 per 1,000 residents and was 38.4% lower than the West Berkshire district average (69.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Tilehurst & Purley’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 121 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 140 (≈ 13.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Tilehurst & Purley ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 130 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.