Total Crime Rate

37.7 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.8 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 37.7 4/10
  • Violent crimes 11.8 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 11.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.8 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Other theft 4.7 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Low Lane area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 17 local areas in Tilehurst South & Holybrook , and the 228th lowest crime rate of 491 local areas in West Berkshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Low Lane (RG31 7RT) in the last 12 months was 37.7 per 1,000 residents and was 36.7% 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 Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 11.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Low Lane (RG31 7RT), the main crime hotspot is near Burbidge Close. Police recorded 35 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Low Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other theft Bayford Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Deerhurst Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Carters Rise —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Wheatlands Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albury Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holymead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bayford Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Burbidge Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bayford Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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