Crime Rate in Tilehurst South & Holybrook, ward

Tilehurst South & Holybrook has the 12th lowest crime rate of 24 wards in West Berkshire district and the 3083rd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 598th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Tilehurst South & Holybrook in the last 12 months was 55.6 per 1,000 residents and was 19.5% lower than the West Berkshire district average (69.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Tilehurst South & Holybrook’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 168 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 104.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Robbery ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 208 (≈ 27.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Tilehurst South & Holybrook ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Sweet Briar Drive, with 25 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Bayford Drive (15 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.