Tilehurst South
Middle areaWest Reading. 8,326 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.7 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 9% of people in Tilehurst South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Tilehurst South
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Tilehurst South at a rate of 105.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 111.5 per 1,000 people across Reading.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Shoplifting | 343 |
| Violence and sexual offences | 265 |
| Other crime | 114 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 48 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 38 |
| Robbery | 23 |
| Vehicle crime | 19 |
| Drug offences | 15 |
| Burglary | 14 |
| Theft from the person | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Tilehurst South compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Tilehurst South safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Tilehurst South at a rate of 105.7 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 111.5 per 1,000 people across Reading.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 86 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Tilehurst South.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were shoplifting (343), violence and sexual offences (265) and other crime (114).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of Reading
These figures are published for the whole of Reading, not for each middle area, so they describe all of Reading and not Tilehurst South alone. See Reading
Tilehurst South in brief
The median price paid for a home in Tilehurst South was £364,500 in 2025.
Tilehurst South had 8,224 usual residents at the census.
About 9% of people in Tilehurst South live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Tilehurst South, 99.8% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.