Total Crime Rate

30.7 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 30.7 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 8.2 2/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.1 1/10
  • Public order 2.1 1/10
  • Robbery 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Burglary 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Prince Of Wales Avenue 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 Prince Of Wales Avenue (RG30 2UH) 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 Prince Of Wales Avenue (RG30 2UH), 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.

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Crime Over Time in Prince Of Wales Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belmont Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Curzon Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Battle Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Battle Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Battle Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Battle Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Battle Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Battle Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Battle Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Battle Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ivanhoe Close Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Connaught Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Connaught Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albany Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Curzon Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Prince Of Wales Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ivanhoe Close Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belmont Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Belmont Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Belmont Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Belmont Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkhouse Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cranbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Further/Higher Educational Building Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kensington Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Kensington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Tilehurst Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Hilcot Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hilcot Road Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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