Total Crime Rate

99.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

66.8 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 99.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 66.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 66.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.5 8/10
  • Drugs 6.9 7/10
  • Theft from the person 6.9 8/10
  • Burglary 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Lyndhurst Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Battle , and the 158th highest crime rate of 482 local areas in Reading .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Lyndhurst Road (RG30 6UE) in the last 12 months was 99.1 per 1,000 residents and was 12.0% 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 29 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -3.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 66.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -82.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lyndhurst Road (RG30 6UE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 81 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Thirlmere Avenue (25 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lyndhurst Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ripley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thirlmere Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Romsey Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ripley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thirlmere Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ripley Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thirlmere Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thirlmere Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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