Crime Rates at Eskin Close, Tilehurst, Reading, RG30 4DU

Eskin Close area has the 11th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Battle , and the 88th highest crime rate of 482 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 Eskin Close (RG30 4DU) in the last 12 months was 159.4 per 1,000 residents and was 41.5% higher 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 16.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 101.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eskin Close (RG30 4DU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tweed Court, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gairn Close (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.