Crime Rates at Skye Close, Calcot, Reading, RG31 7QG

Skye Close area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 24 local areas in Tilehurst Birch Copse , and the 91st lowest crime rate of 490 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 Skye Close (RG31 7QG) in the last 12 months was 18.7 per 1,000 residents and was 70.1% lower than the Tilehurst Birch Copse average (62.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 48.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Skye Close (RG31 7QG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Corsham Road, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Albury Gardens (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.