Total Crime Rate
64.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
35.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Harvaston Parade area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Norcot , and the 236th lowest crime rate of 482 local areas in Reading .
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 Harvaston Parade (RG30 4LP) in the last 12 months was 64.9 per 1,000 residents and was 46.8% lower than the Norcot average (121.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 35.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -59.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Harvaston Parade (RG30 4LP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wye Close, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Conwy Close (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Tilehurst| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Savernake Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Delaney Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Conwy Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Logan Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Logan Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | The Meadway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elvaston Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elvaston Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Elvaston Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bevan Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bevan Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wye Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wye Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elan Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
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