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Crime in RG31 5BB
How much crime is recorded in RG31 5BB, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Tilehurst North
- Council
- Reading
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,697 (2024)
RG31 5BBReading
How safe is RG31 5BB
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 10.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG31 5BB area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
22
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
RG31 5BBNational
Burglary7.69.1
Violence and sexual offences7.223.6
Other theft3.94.5
Shoplifting2.28.4
Other crime1.41.5
Anti-social behaviour1.410.7
Vehicle crime0.93.5
Criminal damage and arson0.84.7
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Public order0.74.6
Drugs0.42.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 52% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.