Total Crime Rate

97.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 97.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 20.2 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Other theft 6.7 6/10
  • Public order 6.7 6/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Robbery 3.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Windrush Way area has the 27th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Battle , and the 169th highest crime rate of 488 local areas in Reading .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Windrush Way (RG30 2NQ) in the last 12 months was 97.6 per 1,000 residents and was 15.4% lower than the Battle average (115.5 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 Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 50.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 147.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Windrush Way (RG30 2NQ), the main crime hotspot is near Walkers Place. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Windrush Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Aberford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Aberford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Waverley Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Waverley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Waverley Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kirton Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Aberford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Aberford Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walkers Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Walkers Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Walkers Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Walkers Place
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Lundy Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Lundy Lane
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Tofrek Terrace Under investigation

Data Sources

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