Crime Rates at Kensington Road, Reading, RG30 2TG

Kensington Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Battle , and the 104th 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 Kensington Road (RG30 2TG) in the last 12 months was 142.5 per 1,000 residents and was 26.5% 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 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 32 (≈ 91.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kensington Road (RG30 2TG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Armadale Court, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Canford Court (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.