Postcode · Reading
Crime in RG31 5DF
How much crime is recorded in RG31 5DF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Tilehurst North
- Council
- Reading
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,535 (2024)
RG31 5DFReading
How safe is RG31 5DF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 9.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG31 5DF 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
9.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
18
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 5DFNational
Violence and sexual offences8.023.6
Anti-social behaviour2.510.7
Public order1.84.6
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Other theft1.64.5
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Other crime0.11.5
Burglary0.19.1
Robbery0.11.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 46% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.