Crime Rates at Kent Road, Reading, RG30 2EJ

Kent Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Battle , and the 113th highest crime rate of 482 local areas in Reading .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Kent Road (RG30 2EJ) in the last 12 months was 134.3 per 1,000 residents and was 19.2% 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 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 74.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kent Road (RG30 2EJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Walkers Place, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Canford Court (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.