Safer Neighbourhood Forums

Safer Neighbourhood Forums give you the chance to help shape community safety in Reading.

The forums are regular public meetings and open to everyone. They take place three times a year in each local area. Depending on the topic, meetings may include:

• Thames Valley Police
• Reading Borough Council staff
• Local councillors
• Housing officers
• Community representatives

What the forums aim to do

Safer Neighbourhood Forums aim to help reduce crime and the fear of crime in Reading. They bring residents and agencies together to solve local problems. They also give residents a voice in decisions about community safety.

When you attend a forum you can share your concerns, hear about crime and antisocial behaviour work, and help identify local priorities.

Neighbourhoods with forums

Forums currently take place in these areas:

• West – Norcot, Tilehurst and Kentwood
• Southcote – Southcote
• Coley – Coley
• Oxford Road – Abbey, Battle, parts of Coley and Norcot
• North – Emmer Green, Caversham, Caversham Heights and Thames
• East – Thames, Park and Redlands
• Town Centre – Abbey and Thames
• South – Whitley, Whitley Wood and Church

Get involved

Browse our upcoming events to find the next Safer Neighbourhood Forum near you.

SNF	Date	Time	Location
Southcote	17/03/2026	7pm to 8:30pm	Southcote Family Church, 280a Southcote Lane, Reading RG30 3BL
East (Orts Road)	25/03/2026	7pm to 8:30pm	Sun Street Community Hub, Sun Street, Reading RG1 3JX
South Reading (Whitley Wood)	26/03/2026	7:15pm to 8:45pm	Whitley Wood Community Centre, 28-35 Lexington Grove, Reading RG2 8UG
Oxford Road	16/04/2026	7pm to 8:30pm	St Mark Church, Cranbury Road, Reading, RG30 2TA
South Reading (Hexham)	22/04/2026	7pm to 8:30pm	Hexham Road Community Centre, 1A Bamburgh Close, Reading, RG2 7UD
Coley	21/05/2026	7pm to 8:30pm	Coley Park Community Centre, 140 Wensley Road, Reading, RG1 6DW

Meeting actions

Meeting actions from previous forums. Find out what was discussed and decided.

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