Total Crime Rate

68.7 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 68.7 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.1 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.0 1/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Tay Road area has the 24th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Battle , and the 239th highest crime rate of 488 local areas in Reading .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Tay Road (RG30 4DR) in the last 12 months was 68.7 per 1,000 residents and was 40.5% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 36.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 184.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tay Road (RG30 4DR), the main crime hotspot is near Poole Close. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 10 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Tay Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carron Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eskin Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Poole Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Iona Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Iona Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Elvaston Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Elvaston Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Leven Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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