Total Crime Rate

91.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

61.2 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 91.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 61.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 54.1 9/10
  • Burglary 9.4 8/10
  • Other theft 7.1 6/10
  • Public order 7.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.7 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.4 1/10
  • Shoplifting 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Tidmarsh Street area has the 28th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Battle , and the 174th highest crime rate of 482 local areas in Reading .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tidmarsh Street (RG30 1HR) in the last 12 months was 91.8 per 1,000 residents and was 18.5% lower 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 61.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tidmarsh Street (RG30 1HR), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 92 crimes here, including 67 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tidmarsh Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rona Court 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 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting 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 Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Craig Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowe Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winslet Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Groveland Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Winslet Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Winslet Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Winslet Place
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St George'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grovelands Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences 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 2026Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Craig Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Ivydene Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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