Total Crime Rate

142.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

91.2 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 142.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 91.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 71.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.9 8/10
  • Public order 11.4 8/10
  • Other crime 8.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.7 5/10
  • Other theft 5.7 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.7 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.9 3/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Shoplifting 2.9 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Cranbury 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 Cranbury Road (RG30 2XB) 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 Cranbury Road (RG30 2XB), the main crime hotspot is near Battle Place. Police recorded 66 crimes here, including 47 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Cranbury Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Shireshead Close Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Public order Albany Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Canford Court
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tilehurst Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Canford Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Prince Of Wales Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wilton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Further/Higher Educational Building Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Further/Higher Educational Building
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cranbury Road
Apr 2026Shoplifting Cranbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parkside Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Kensington Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Lancing Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Battle Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Battle Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Battle Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gloucester Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Belmont Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Prince Of Wales Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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