Crime Rates at Riverside Park, Tilehurst, Reading, RG30 6AX

Riverside Park area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Battle , and the 33rd 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 Riverside Park (RG30 6AX) in the last 12 months was 296.1 per 1,000 residents and was 162.9% higher than the Battle average (112.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 72 (≈ 154.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Riverside Park (RG30 6AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 43 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Riverside Park (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.