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
Town Centre	15/10/2026	7pm to 8:30pm	RISC, 35-37 London Street, Reading RG1 4PS
East Reading (Park)	26/10/2026	7pm to 8.30pm	The Warehouse, 1a Cumberland Road, RG1 3LB (new room)
South Reading (Hexham)	03/11/2026	7pm to 8.30pm	Hexham Road Community Centre, 1A Bamburgh Close, Reading RG2 7UD
Southcote	24/11/2026	7pm to 8.30pm	Southcote Family Church, 280a Southcote Lane, Reading, RG30 3BL
South Reading (Whitley Wood)	28/01/2027	7pm to 8.30pm	Whitley Wood Community Centre, 28 – 35 Lexington Grove, Reading RG30 3BL
Town Centre	02/02/2027	7pm to 8.30pm	Council Chambers, Civic Centre, Bridge Street, Reading RG1 2LU
Oxford Road	17/02/2027	7pm to 8.30pm	Emmanuel Methodist Church, 448 Oxford Road, Reading RG30 1EE
North Reading	18/02/2027	7pm to 8.30pm	Weller Centre, 110 Amersham Road, Caversham, Reading, RG4 5NA
Coley	25/02/2027	7pm to 8.30pm	Coley Park Community Centre, 140 Wensley Road, Reading RG1 6DW
West Reading	16/03/2027	7pm to 8.30pm	Lyndhurst Road Community Centre, Lyndhurst Road, Tilehurst, Reading, RG30 6UB
East Reading (Thames)	24/03/2027	7pm to 8.30pm	Sun Street Community Centre, Sun Street, Reading, RG1 3JX
South Reading (Central)	25/03/2027	7pm to 8.30pm	South Reading Community Hub, 252 Northumberland Avenue, Reading, RG2 7QA

Meeting actions

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

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