Total Crime Rate

143.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

87.0 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 143.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 87.0 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 70.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 43.5 9/10
  • Public order 13.4 8/10
  • Other theft 10.0 8/10
  • Robbery 3.3 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.3 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 13th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Battle , and the 101st 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 Wantage Road (RG30 2SN) in the last 12 months was 143.8 per 1,000 residents and was 27.7% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 23.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 87.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -33.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wantage Road (RG30 2SN), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 86 crimes here, including 22 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 (30/31)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wantage Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Penroath Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canford Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little John'S Lane —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little John'S Lane —
Apr 2026Other theft Little John'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canford Court —
Apr 2026Other crime Brock Gardens Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Richmond Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Penroath Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wilson Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elm Park Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Kensington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Wantage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elm Park —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elm Park —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilson Road —
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Data Sources

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