Total Crime Rate

62.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 62.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 36.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.1 7/10
  • Other crime 10.4 9/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.2 8/10
  • Theft from the person 5.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Spey Road area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Battle , and the 229th lowest crime rate of 482 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 Spey Road (RG30 4DG) in the last 12 months was 62.2 per 1,000 residents and was 44.8% lower 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 36.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Spey Road (RG30 4DG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tweed Court, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gairn Close (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Spey Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Dee Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brisbane Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Taff Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Kinloch Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glenmore Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Iona Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Iona Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tay Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tweed Court
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gairn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tweed Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Tweed Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gairn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gairn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gairn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gairn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Tweed Court Under investigation

Data Sources

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