Total Crime Rate

992.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

235.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 992.2 10/10
  • Shoplifting 596.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 235.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 102.0 10/10
  • Public order 98.0 10/10
  • Other theft 47.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.3 9/10
  • Robbery 35.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.4 10/10
  • Drugs 15.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.8 9/10
  • Burglary 7.8 8/10
  • Theft from the person 7.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Cowslip Close area has the highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Tilehurst Birch Copse , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 491 local areas in West Berkshire .

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 Cowslip Close (RG31 4EY) in the last 12 months was 992.2 per 1,000 residents and was 1484.7% higher than the Tilehurst Birch Copse average (62.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 152 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 6.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 60 (≈ 235.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Cowslip Close (RG31 4EY), the main crime hotspot is near Highbury Road. Police recorded 9 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Cowslip Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jenner Walk Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Woodbridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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