Total Crime Rate

296.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

154.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 296.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 154.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 122.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 38.6 8/10
  • Other theft 23.6 10/10
  • Public order 23.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.5 9/10
  • Burglary 19.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.7 6/10
  • Theft from the person 10.7 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.7 8/10
  • Robbery 6.4 7/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Winslet Place area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Battle , and the 33rd highest crime rate of 482 local areas in Reading .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Winslet Place (RG30 1EN) in the last 12 months was 296.1 per 1,000 residents and was 162.9% higher than the Battle average (112.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 72 (≈ 154.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 26.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -50.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Winslet Place (RG30 1EN), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Winslet Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Craig Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowe Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brisbane Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winslet Place
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Moriston Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stone Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Stadium Way
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Craig Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stone Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Groveland Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sterling Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Craig Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winslet Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Winslet Place Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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