Total Crime Rate
17.7 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Oxford Road area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Battle , and the 61st lowest crime rate of 488 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 Oxford Road (RG30 6YD) in the last 12 months was 17.7 per 1,000 residents and was 84.7% lower than the Battle average (115.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Violence and sexual offences with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -83.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -16.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Oxford Road (RG30 6YD), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 91 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Battle| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stadium Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sterling Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Riverside Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Strathy Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Petrol Station | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sterling Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Sterling Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Sterling Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Dulnan Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Dulnan Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Winslet Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Winslet Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
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