Total Crime Rate

14.7 per 1,000 1/10 · 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 14.7 1/10
  • Public order 7.4 6/10
  • Other crime 3.7 5/10
  • Other theft 3.7 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 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
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Aston Avenue area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Tilehurst Birch Copse , and the 65th 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 Aston Avenue (RG31 5JS) in the last 12 months was 14.7 per 1,000 residents and was 76.6% 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 Public order with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 7.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Aston Avenue (RG31 5JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Ridings, where police recorded 7 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ashbury Drive (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Aston Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Ridings Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Ridings Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Other theft Longworth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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