Crime Rates at Pryor Close, Tilehurst, Reading, RG31 6UG

Pryor Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Pangbourne , and the 206th highest 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 Pryor Close (RG31 6UG) in the last 12 months was 48.5 per 1,000 residents and was 16.3% lower than the Pangbourne average (57.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 37.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 28.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pryor Close (RG31 6UG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Long Lane, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Pryor Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.