Crime Rates at Blackwater Rise, Calcot, Reading, RG31 7BB

Blackwater Rise area has the 4th highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Tilehurst South & Holybrook , and the 53rd highest crime rate of 491 local areas in West Berkshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Blackwater Rise (RG31 7BB) in the last 12 months was 124.5 per 1,000 residents and was 108.8% higher than the Tilehurst South & Holybrook average (59.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 70.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 75.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Blackwater Rise (RG31 7BB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 153 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park/Open Space (29 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.