Total Crime Rate

365.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

117.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 365.5 10/10
  • Shoplifting 166.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 117.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.4 9/10
  • Public order 46.8 10/10
  • Other theft 26.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.4 8/10
  • Robbery 8.8 8/10
  • Theft from the person 8.8 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 5.9 8/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 2/10
  • Drugs 2.9 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Deacon Way area has the highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Battle , and the 26th highest crime rate of 482 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 365.5 per 1,000 residents and was 224.5% higher than the Battle average (112.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 57 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 117.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Deacon Way (RG30 6AZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 81 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Riverside Park (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Deacon Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rockbourne Gardens —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sterling Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Romsey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Theft from the person Edgar Milward Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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