Total Crime Rate

88.4 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.8 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 88.4 7/10
  • Violent crimes 55.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.6 7/10
  • Public order 23.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 14.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.3 5/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Curtis Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 23 local areas in Tilehurst Birch Copse , and the 102nd highest crime rate of 491 local areas in West Berkshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Curtis Road (RG31 4XG) in the last 12 months was 88.4 per 1,000 residents and was 41.1% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 55.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Curtis Road (RG31 4XG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sweet Briar Drive, where police recorded 18 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.

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Crime Over Time in Curtis Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Highview Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sweet Briar Drive —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sweet Briar Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sweet Briar Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Royal Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Oliver Drive —
Apr 2026Other theft Oliver Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sovereign Way —
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Data Sources

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