Total Crime Rate
53.1 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Halpin Close area has the 7th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Tilehurst Birch Copse , and the 194th highest crime rate of 490 local areas in West Berkshire .
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 Halpin Close (RG31 4RA) in the last 12 months was 53.1 per 1,000 residents and was 15.3% lower than the Tilehurst Birch Copse average (62.7 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 Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -87.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 34.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Halpin Close (RG31 4RA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sweet Briar Drive, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Poppy Way (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Tilehurst Birch Copse| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Curtis Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Vanlore Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Curtis Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Curtis Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Poppy Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Poppy Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sweet Briar Drive | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Poppy Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Derrick Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Fuchsia Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Vanlore Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Vanlore Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Vanlore Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Langley Hall Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mey Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Empress Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Red Cottage Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Sovereign Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Halpin Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Halpin Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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