Total Crime Rate

98.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 98.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 47.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.6 8/10
  • Public order 13.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.2 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 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
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Lilac Walk area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Tilehurst Birch Copse , and the 91st highest crime rate of 490 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 Lilac Walk (RG31 4YZ) in the last 12 months was 98.3 per 1,000 residents and was 56.7% higher 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -42.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 61.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 90.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lilac Walk (RG31 4YZ), the main crime hotspot is near Poppy Way. Police recorded 22 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 Lilac Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Other theft Halpin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Poppy Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Langley Hall Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Halpin Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Red Cottage Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Mey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Vanlore Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vanlore Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vanlore Way —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Vanlore Way —
Sep 2025Burglary Sovereign Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Fuchsia Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poppy Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poppy Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Empress Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Curtis Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Curtis Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Curtis Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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