Total Crime Rate
60.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
24.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Savernake Close area has the 22nd lowest crime rate of 49 local areas in Norcot , and the 222nd lowest crime rate of 482 local areas in Reading .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Savernake Close (RG30 4LY) in the last 12 months was 60.1 per 1,000 residents and was 50.7% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 24.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Savernake Close (RG30 4LY), the main crime hotspot is near Poole Close. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Tilehurst| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elan Close | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Elvaston Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Logan Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Test Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Savernake Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elvaston Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elvaston Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Logan Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | The Meadway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Delaney Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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