Total Crime Rate

84.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 84.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 61.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 50.9 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.6 8/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.8 6/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Acorn Walk area has the 5th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Tilehurst Birch Copse , and the 110th 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 Acorn Walk (RG31 4RL) in the last 12 months was 84.8 per 1,000 residents and was 35.4% 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 Violence and sexual offences with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 61.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 30.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Acorn Walk (RG31 4RL), the main crime hotspot is near Poppy Way. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Acorn Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Royal Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oliver Drive —
Apr 2026Other theft Oliver Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fern Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Langley Hill Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mey Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sovereign Way —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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