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

Brocksett Close 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 Brocksett Close (RG30 2SU) 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 Brocksett Close (RG30 2SU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 86 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Battle Place (47 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Brocksett Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Elm Park
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Richmond Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Supermarket
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Battle Square
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Battle Square
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Battle Square
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Battle Square Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Battle Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Little John'S Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Prince Of Wales Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little John'S Lane
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Little John'S Lane
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Wantage Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Wantage Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prince Of Wales Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Kensington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Battle Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Battle Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Battle Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wilson Road

Data Sources

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