Total Crime Rate

266.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 266.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 34.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 32.2 10/10
  • Other theft 27.9 10/10
  • Burglary 23.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.3 7/10
  • Public order 12.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.9 9/10
  • Drugs 10.7 8/10
  • Theft from the person 8.6 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.4 8/10
  • Robbery 6.4 8/10
  • Other crime 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 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

Riverside Park area has the 4th highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Battle , and the 34th highest crime rate of 488 local areas in Reading .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Riverside Park (RG30 6AX) in the last 12 months was 266.1 per 1,000 residents and was 130.4% higher 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 31 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 41 (≈ 88.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 2.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Riverside Park (RG30 6AX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 46 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sterling Way (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Riverside Park area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stadium Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Riverside Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Sterling Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sterling Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sterling Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Sterling Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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