Total Crime Rate

143.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

74.6 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 143.3 9/10
  • Violent crimes 74.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 32.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.9 9/10
  • Public order 9.0 7/10
  • Drugs 6.0 6/10
  • Other theft 6.0 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.0 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Thirlmere Avenue area has the 14th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Battle , and the 103rd 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 Thirlmere Avenue (RG30 6XW) in the last 12 months was 143.3 per 1,000 residents and was 27.2% higher 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 31.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 74.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 5.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Thirlmere Avenue (RG30 6XW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Thirlmere Avenue, where police recorded 48 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (32 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Thirlmere Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thirlmere Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Western Oaks Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Western Oaks Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Western Oaks Local resolution
Apr 2026Burglary Rodway Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Western Oaks Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rodway Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Grasmere Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Thirlmere Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thirlmere Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Thirlmere Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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