Total Crime Rate

96.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 96.3 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.8 7/10
  • Other theft 11.1 8/10
  • Public order 11.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.7 3/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Hargreaves Way area has the 4th highest crime rate of 24 local areas in Tilehurst Birch Copse , and the 97th 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 Hargreaves Way (RG31 7QA) in the last 12 months was 96.3 per 1,000 residents and was 53.5% higher than the Tilehurst Birch Copse average (62.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 59.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 35.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hargreaves Way (RG31 7QA), the main crime hotspot is near Bayford Drive. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hargreaves Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sharnwood Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sharnwood Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Sharnwood Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bayford Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bayford Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bayford Drive Under investigation
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Data Sources

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