Total Crime Rate

96.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 96.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 26.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 26.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Drugs 11.2 9/10
  • Other theft 7.4 7/10
  • Theft from the person 7.4 8/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Robbery 3.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Tilehurst Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Coley , and the 164th highest crime rate of 482 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 96.7 per 1,000 residents and was 1.6% higher than the Coley average (95.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -41.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 26.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -41.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tilehurst Road (RG1 7TT), the main crime hotspot is near Edinburgh Road. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 30 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

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/41)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brunswick Street —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edinburgh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Western Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Western Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Western Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Haden Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Haden Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Haden Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A4 Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery A4 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Alleyne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Western Elms Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivanhoe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Argyle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivanhoe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Brunswick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brunswick Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lorne Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brunswick Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brunswick Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brunswick Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brunswick Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alleyne Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Haden Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Alleyne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ormsby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ormsby Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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