Total Crime Rate

38.4 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.1 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 38.4 4/10
  • Violent crimes 12.1 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 12.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.1 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Other theft 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Tay Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Battle , and the 141st lowest crime rate of 482 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 38.4 per 1,000 residents and was 65.9% 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 Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 12.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 22.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tay Road (RG30 4DR), the main crime hotspot is near Gairn Close. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 18 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 (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Links Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Spey Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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 2026Other crime Test Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Dee Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tay Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tay Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gairn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gairn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Iona Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Iona Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elvaston Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elvaston Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Elvaston Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Savernake Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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