Total Crime Rate
55.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
22.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Branagh Court area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Battle , and the 199th lowest crime rate of 482 local areas in Reading .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Branagh Court (RG30 2QZ) in the last 12 months was 55.0 per 1,000 residents and was 51.2% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 22.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Branagh Court (RG30 2QZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 81 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St George'S Terrace (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Reading| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St George'S Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Groveland Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Winslet Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Winslet Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St George'S Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rowe Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Winslet Place | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Winslet Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grovelands Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Ronans Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Craig Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Craig Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glenmore Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stone Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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