Total Crime Rate

193.5 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 193.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 122.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.9 9/10
  • Other theft 11.9 8/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.9 6/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 7th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Battle , and the 60th highest crime rate of 488 local areas in Reading .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tilehurst Road (RG30 2JH) in the last 12 months was 193.5 per 1,000 residents and was 67.5% higher than the Battle average (115.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 41 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 44 (≈ 131.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 46.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -17.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tilehurst Road (RG30 2JH), 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 2025Violence and sexual offences Haden Square Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carmelite Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ivanhoe Close Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ivanhoe Close Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albany Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Carmelite Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Carmelite Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Carmelite Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carmelite Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carmelite Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A4 Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Western Elms Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary Edinburgh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Edinburgh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Trafalgar Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences A4 Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order A4 Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Western Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Ivanhoe Close Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Haden Square Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Reading West Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Reservoir Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Connaught Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Prince Of Wales Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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