Crime Rates at Kentwood Close, Tilehurst, Reading, RG30 6DH

Kentwood Close area has the 4th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Kentwood , and the 225th highest 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 Kentwood Close (RG30 6DH) in the last 12 months was 73.5 per 1,000 residents and was 6.6% higher than the Kentwood average (69.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 35.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kentwood Close (RG30 6DH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 194 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Kentwood Hill (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.