Total Crime Rate
147.2 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Brocksett Close area has the 15th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Battle , and the 96th highest crime rate of 488 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 147.2 per 1,000 residents and was 27.4% higher than the Battle average (115.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this areaβs most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -5.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 23 (β 76.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 41.7% 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 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Battle Place (43 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Battle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Norfolk Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belmont Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Tilehurst Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Hilcot Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hilcot Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hilcot Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Wilson Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wilson Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wilson Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Battle Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Battle Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Battle Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Battle Square | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Battle Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Battle Square | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belmont Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Possession of weapons | Belmont Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Belmont Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Hilcot Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Wilson Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Canford Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Canford Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Canford Court | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Battle Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Battle Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Battle Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Battle Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Battle Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Battle Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Battle Place | Under investigation |
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