Total Crime Rate

33.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

29.3 per 1,000 6/10 · 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 33.0 3/10
  • Violent crimes 29.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.6 6/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Public order 3.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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

The Meadway area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Tilehurst Birch Copse , and the 201st lowest crime rate of 491 local areas in West Berkshire .

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 The Meadway (RG30 4NT) in the last 12 months was 33.0 per 1,000 residents and was 47.3% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 29.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 90.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Meadway (RG30 4NT), the main crime hotspot is near Teviot Road. Police recorded 22 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in The Meadway area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hollicombe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Cadogan Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Teviot Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Teviot Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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