Total Crime Rate

32.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

14.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 32.4 3/10
  • Violent crimes 14.4 3/10
  • Other theft 7.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 7.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.6 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.6 3/10
  • Other crime 3.6 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.6 6/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Fernhurst Road area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 17 local areas in Tilehurst South & Holybrook , and the 197th lowest 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 Fernhurst Road (RG31 7EA) in the last 12 months was 32.4 per 1,000 residents and was 45.7% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 14.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fernhurst Road (RG31 7EA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sweet Briar Drive, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Halpin Close (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Fernhurst Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sweet Briar Drive
Apr 2026Public order Fernhurst Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sweet Briar Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Sweet Briar Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sovereign Way
Apr 2026Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation

Data Sources

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