Total Crime Rate

18.9 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

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 18.9 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Other crime 5.4 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.7 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.7 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Bitterne Avenue area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Tilehurst Birch Copse , and the 93rd lowest crime rate of 490 local areas in West Berkshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bitterne Avenue (RG31 4SP) in the last 12 months was 18.9 per 1,000 residents and was 69.8% 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 Vehicle crime with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

In the area around Bitterne Avenue (RG31 4SP), 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 Bitterne Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Highbury Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Starlings Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Highbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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