Total Crime Rate

53.1 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 53.1 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.8 5/10
  • Public order 11.4 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.5 5/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Shoplifting 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Sandown Avenue 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 Sandown Avenue (RG31 4RB) 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 Sandown Avenue (RG31 4RB), 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 Willow Tree Glade (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sandown Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vanlore Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Derrick Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Curtis Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Curtis Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Torcross Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Torcross Grove Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Curtis Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sweet Briar Drive —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Piercefield Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vanlore Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vanlore Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vanlore Way —
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Data Sources

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