Total Crime Rate

210.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 210.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 81.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 42.9 8/10
  • Public order 25.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Burglary 8.6 8/10
  • Robbery 8.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Other theft 4.3 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 2nd highest crime rate of 26 local areas in Coley , and the 50th highest crime rate of 488 local areas in Reading .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tilehurst Road (RG1 7TW) in the last 12 months was 210.3 per 1,000 residents and was 163.2% higher than the Coley average (79.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -44.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 77.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tilehurst Road (RG1 7TW), the main crime hotspot is near Petrol Station. Police recorded 106 crimes here, including 42 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 (30/42)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Trinity Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lorne Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Maitland Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Stanley Grove Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Epping Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Argyle Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Prospect Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Burglary James Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Other crime Prospect Mews Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Goldsmid Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Trinity Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Trinity Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Trinity Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Trinity Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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