Crime Rates at Longworth Avenue, Tilehurst, Reading, RG31 5JY

Longworth Avenue area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Tilehurst & Purley , and the 35th lowest crime rate of 491 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 Longworth Avenue (RG31 5JY) in the last 12 months was 10.6 per 1,000 residents and was 72.0% lower than the Tilehurst & Purley average (37.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longworth Avenue (RG31 5JY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wellfield Close, 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.