Total Crime Rate

80.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 80.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 36.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 21.5 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.3 8/10
  • Public order 9.2 7/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Wantage Road area has the 26th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Battle , and the 208th highest crime rate of 482 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 Wantage Road (RG30 2SL) in the last 12 months was 80.0 per 1,000 residents and was 29.0% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 33.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 36.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wantage Road (RG30 2SL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wantage Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (18/18)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wantage Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Other theft Wantage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wilson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilson Road —
Apr 2026Public order Penroath Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Penroath Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Park Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Park Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elm Park —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elm Park —
Apr 2026Other theft Waverley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aberford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aberford Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kearsley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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