Total Crime Rate

426.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 426.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 181.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 84.8 10/10
  • Public order 40.9 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.1 9/10
  • Other theft 17.5 9/10
  • Robbery 14.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.6 9/10
  • Burglary 8.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.8 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.9 8/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Theft from the person 5.9 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Other crime 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

Deacon Way area has the highest crime rate of 57 local areas in Battle , and the 16th 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 Deacon Way (RG30 6AZ) in the last 12 months was 426.9 per 1,000 residents and was 269.7% higher than the Battle average (115.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 62 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 49 (≈ 143.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 8.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Deacon Way (RG30 6AZ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 89 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Deacon Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Riverside Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sterling Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sterling Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Burglary Sterling Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Sterling Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Romsey Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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