Total Crime Rate

135.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.6 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 135.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 52.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 45.1 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.8 9/10
  • Drugs 18.8 10/10
  • Other theft 15.0 9/10
  • Other crime 11.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.5 4/10
  • Public order 7.5 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Theft from the person 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Grovelands Road area has the 16th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Battle , and the 112th 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 Grovelands Road (RG30 2PB) in the last 12 months was 135.3 per 1,000 residents and was 20.1% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 52.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grovelands Road (RG30 2PB), the main crime hotspot is near St George'S Terrace. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Grovelands Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Craig Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Kinloch Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Craig Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Craig Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Craig Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Craig Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tweed Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tweed Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tweed Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tweed Court
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brisbane Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Grovelands Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glenmore Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Colliers Way
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Colliers Way
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Craig Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Colliers Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rowe Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ibstock Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Water Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Rona Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St George'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ibstock Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ibstock Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ibstock Close
Apr 2026Other theft Waverley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Groveland Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St George'S Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St George'S Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Ronans Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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