Crime Rates at Derrick Close, Calcot, Reading, RG31 7AQ

Derrick Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Tilehurst South & Holybrook , and the 117th 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 Derrick Close (RG31 7AQ) in the last 12 months was 85.8 per 1,000 residents and was 54.2% higher than the Tilehurst South & Holybrook average (55.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 42.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 85.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Derrick Close (RG31 7AQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sweet Briar Drive, where police recorded 25 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Poppy Way (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.