Crime Rates at Wye Close, Tilehurst, Reading, RG30 4HS

Wye Close area has the 10th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Norcot , and the 105th 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 Wye Close (RG30 4HS) in the last 12 months was 139.2 per 1,000 residents and was 16.7% higher than the Norcot average (119.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -37.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 69.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 111.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wye Close (RG30 4HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wye Close, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Conwy Close (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.