Postcode · Reading
Crime in RG31 6TH
How much crime is recorded in RG31 6TH, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Tilehurst North
- Council
- Reading
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,792 (2024)
RG31 6THReading
How safe is RG31 6TH
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.8 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG31 6TH area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
25.8
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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 6THNational
Burglary19.29.1
Violence and sexual offences19.123.6
Other theft3.44.5
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Anti-social behaviour3.010.7
Public order2.04.6
Drugs1.72.4
Shoplifting1.38.4
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Other crime0.81.5
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 7% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.