Total Crime Rate

980.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 980.4 10/10
  • Shoplifting 502.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 129.4 10/10
  • Public order 105.9 10/10
  • Other theft 58.8 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 47.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.3 9/10
  • Robbery 31.4 10/10
  • Drugs 19.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.8 10/10
  • Theft from the person 11.8 9/10
  • Burglary 7.8 7/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Barley Walk area has the highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Tilehurst Birch Copse , and the 2nd highest crime rate of 490 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 Barley Walk (RG31 4HQ) in the last 12 months was 980.4 per 1,000 residents and was 1462.9% higher than the Tilehurst Birch Copse average (62.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 128 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 68 (≈ 266.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barley Walk (RG31 4HQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Highbury Road, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Snowden Drive (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Barley Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (2/2)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Highbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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