Total Crime Rate

81.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 81.8 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 29.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Drugs 11.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.4 4/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Tilehurst Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Coley , and the 197th highest crime rate of 488 local areas in Reading .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tilehurst Road (RG1 7TT) in the last 12 months was 81.8 per 1,000 residents and was 2.3% higher than the Coley average (79.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 37.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 150.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tilehurst Road (RG1 7TT), the main crime hotspot is near Edinburgh Road. Police recorded 72 crimes here, including 39 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tilehurst Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Edinburgh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Deepdene Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Western Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ivanhoe Close Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Reading West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Argyle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Benyon Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A4 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A4 Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order A4 Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Haden Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Haden Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ormsby Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Reservoir Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Maitland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Downshire Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Trafalgar Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Western Elms Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lorne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Ivanhoe Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ivanhoe Close Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lorne Place

Data Sources

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