Total Crime Rate

109.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

70.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 109.6 8/10
  • Violent crimes 70.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 64.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.4 5/10
  • Other theft 5.6 5/10
  • Public order 5.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.6 5/10
  • Burglary 2.8 2/10
  • Drugs 2.8 2/10
  • Shoplifting 2.8 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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 21st highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Battle , and the 138th highest crime rate of 482 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 2NG) in the last 12 months was 109.6 per 1,000 residents and was 2.8% lower than the Battle average (112.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 70.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 38.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tilehurst Road (RG30 2NG), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 143 crimes here, including 89 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 (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Colliers Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Park Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ibstock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ibstock Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ibstock Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Shilling Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ibstock Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tweed Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Water Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Colliers Way —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tweed Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tweed Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Colliers Way —
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tweed Court —
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Action to be taken by another organisation
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Data Sources

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