Total Crime Rate

94.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

44.1 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 94.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 44.1 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.7 7/10
  • Burglary 11.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.9 5/10
  • Other crime 2.9 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.9 3/10
  • Public order 2.9 2/10
  • Theft from the person 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Rodway Road area has the 27th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Battle , and the 170th highest 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 Rodway Road (RG30 6EE) in the last 12 months was 94.1 per 1,000 residents and was 16.4% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 44.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rodway Road (RG30 6EE), the main crime hotspot is near Coniston Drive. Police recorded 38 crimes here, including 23 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Rodway Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Theft from the person Hirstwood Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Vale Crescent —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Kentwood Hill Offender given a caution
Apr 2026Drugs Brendon Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Rodway Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hirstwood Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hirstwood Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Spode Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Spode Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Holkam Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Pottery Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Dresden Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kentwood Hill —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rodway Road —
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Data Sources

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