Total Crime Rate

98.7 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.8 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 98.7 8/10
  • Violent crimes 62.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 53.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.9 7/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Burglary 4.5 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.5 4/10
  • Drugs 4.5 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Elm Park area has the 24th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Battle , and the 159th 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 Elm Park (RG30 2HT) in the last 12 months was 98.7 per 1,000 residents and was 12.4% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 62.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Park (RG30 2HT), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Elm Park area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (20/20)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wantage Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Wilson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parkside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shireshead Close Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Public order Penroath Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Penroath Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canford Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canford Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tilehurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilson Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Park Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other theft Wantage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kearsley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elm Park —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elm Park —
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Data Sources

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