Total Crime Rate
11.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
0.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Beecham Road area has the lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Battle , and the 23rd 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 Beecham Road (RG30 2RB) in the last 12 months was 11.0 per 1,000 residents and was 90.3% lower than the Battle average (112.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 4 cases , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
In the area around Beecham Road (RG30 2RB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 92 crimes here, including 67 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Reading| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rowe Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Alma Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Brock Gardens | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aberford Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aberford Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Colliers Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Colliers Way | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Colliers Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Alma Street | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wilson Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Rona Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Grovelands Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Waverley Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Beecham Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St George'S Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St George'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St George'S Terrace | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Ronans Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wilson Road | — |
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