Crime Rates at Waverley Road, Reading, RG30 2PY

Waverley Road 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 Waverley Road (RG30 2PY) 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 Waverley Road (RG30 2PY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Walkers Place, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St George'S Terrace (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.