Total Crime Rate

555.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 555.6 10/10
  • Shoplifting 460.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.8 5/10
  • Robbery 15.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.9 6/10
  • Burglary 7.9 8/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 7.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.0 3/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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

Fairford Road area has the highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Tilehurst & Purley , and the 5th 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 Fairford Road (RG31 6QE) in the last 12 months was 555.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1205.7% higher than the Tilehurst & Purley average (42.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 116 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 51.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 85.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 85.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fairford Road (RG31 6QE), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 130 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fairford Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bradwell Road —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Fairford Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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