Crime Rates at Tarragon Way, Burghfield Common, Reading, RG7 3YU

Tarragon Way area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Burghfield & Mortimer , and the 201st 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 Tarragon Way (RG7 3YU) in the last 12 months was 34.8 per 1,000 residents and was 50.6% lower than the Burghfield & Mortimer average (70.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 42.9% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tarragon Way (RG7 3YU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Reading Road, where police recorded 11 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Man'S Hill (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.