Crime Rates at Dempsey Houses, Tilehurst, Reading, RG30 4PH

Dempsey Houses area has the 11th highest crime rate of 49 local areas in Norcot , and the 95th highest crime rate of 482 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 Dempsey Houses (RG30 4PH) in the last 12 months was 150.2 per 1,000 residents and was 23.2% higher 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 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 73.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Dempsey Houses (RG30 4PH), 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.