Total Crime Rate

172.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

89.3 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 172.6 9/10
  • Violent crimes 89.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.7 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.9 8/10
  • Burglary 8.9 8/10
  • Other theft 8.9 7/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Robbery 6.0 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Theft from the person 3.0 3/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Connaught Road area has the 10th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Battle , and the 76th 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 Connaught Road (RG30 2US) in the last 12 months was 172.6 per 1,000 residents and was 53.2% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 89.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Connaught Road (RG30 2US), the main crime hotspot is near Edinburgh Road. Police recorded 56 crimes here, including 30 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Connaught Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A4 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivanhoe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Armadale Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Armadale Court
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Lancing Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Armadale Court
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building
Apr 2026Other crime Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tilehurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Albany Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivanhoe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Western Elms Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cranbury Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cranbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prince Of Wales Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Prince Of Wales Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Carmelite Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Edinburgh Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery A4 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Edinburgh Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Trafalgar Court Under investigation

Data Sources

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