Crime Rate in Tilehurst, ward

Tilehurst has the 6th lowest crime rate of 16 wards in Reading district and the 3122nd highest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 431st highest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Tilehurst in the last 12 months was 73.7 per 1,000 residents and was 33.6% lower than the Reading district average (111.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Tilehurst’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 229 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 284 (≈ 27.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -37.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Tilehurst ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near The Triangle, with 176 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Conwy Close (14 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.