Total Crime Rate
26.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wimborne Gardens area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Battle , and the 91st lowest crime rate of 482 local areas in Reading .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Wimborne Gardens (RG30 6UJ) in the last 12 months was 26.2 per 1,000 residents and was 76.7% 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wimborne Gardens (RG30 6UJ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 81 crimes here, including 15 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Reading| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Romsey Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Theft from the person | Edgar Milward Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rockbourne Gardens | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ripley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Ripley Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Links Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ripley Road | Under investigation |
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