Crime Rates at Elm Park Road, Reading, RG30 2TL

Elm Park Road area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Battle , and the 123rd lowest crime rate of 488 local areas in Reading .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elm Park Road (RG30 2TL) in the last 12 months was 30.7 per 1,000 residents and was 73.4% lower than the Battle average (115.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 12.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm Park Road (RG30 2TL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Edinburgh Road, where police recorded 72 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.