Total Crime Rate
7.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Sutherland Grove area has the 2nd lowest crime rate of 23 local areas in Tilehurst Birch Copse , and the 17th lowest crime rate of 491 local areas in West Berkshire .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Sutherland Grove (RG31 7QF) in the last 12 months was 7.0 per 1,000 residents and was 88.8% lower than the Tilehurst Birch Copse average (62.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Sutherland Grove (RG31 7QF), the main crime hotspot is near Corsham Road. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 9 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Tilehurst South & Holybrook| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Wheatlands Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Albury Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Deerhurst Close | — |
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