Crime Rates at Grovelands Road, Reading, RG30 2PB

Grovelands Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Battle , and the 141st highest crime rate of 488 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 Grovelands Road (RG30 2PB) in the last 12 months was 116.5 per 1,000 residents and was 0.9% higher 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 60.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 6.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -28.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grovelands Road (RG30 2PB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Craig Avenue, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St George'S Terrace (22 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.