Total Crime Rate

37.6 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

28.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 37.6 4/10
  • Violent crimes 28.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.0 5/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Greenwood Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Tilehurst Birch Copse , and the 227th lowest crime rate of 491 local areas in West Berkshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Greenwood Road (RG30 4JG) in the last 12 months was 37.6 per 1,000 residents and was 40.0% lower than the Tilehurst Birch Copse average (62.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 28.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Greenwood Road (RG30 4JG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sharnwood Drive, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bayford Drive (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Greenwood Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carters Rise —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holymead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sharnwood Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Bayford Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Bayford Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bayford Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sharnwood Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Sharnwood Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Pentland Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Poplar Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Poplar Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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