Battle electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.
What stands out here?
Homes rented privately: 45% here, compared with 32% across Reading (13 percentage points higher).
A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 65 or over: 6.4% here, compared with 12% across Reading (5.6 percentage points lower).
Age helps locate demand for accessible homes, transport and support. Being older does not itself mean someone needs care.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 35.2% here, compared with 40.4% across Reading (5.2 percentage points lower).
Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.
21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.
Why this comparison is valid
The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.
21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.
21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.
Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability
2.9%
21 March 2021 · Battle
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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.
21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.
21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.
Police-recorded locations for Battle ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.
1,224 mapped crimes
September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 1,230 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.
Mapped crime over time
September 2024 to August 2026
Battle ward · mapped crimes
Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.
Shown on this chart: 114 mapped crimes in September 2024; 130 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.
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Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Battle
Month
Mapped crime
Anti-social behaviour
September 2024
114
15
October 2024
128
9
November 2024
87
21
December 2024
100
21
January 2025
108
18
February 2025
86
7
March 2025
95
10
April 2025
72
15
May 2025
107
15
June 2025
112
22
July 2025
112
27
August 2025
109
17
September 2025
95
12
October 2025
123
14
November 2025
83
15
December 2025
93
8
January 2026
103
10
February 2026
76
16
March 2026
101
13
April 2026
78
19
May 2026
108
17
June 2026
123
24
July 2026
111
15
August 2026
130
9
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Battle
Category
Mapped crimes
violent crime
565
public order
136
other theft
115
vehicle crime
85
criminal damage arson
83
shoplifting
73
burglary
40
robbery
36
bicycle theft
27
other crime
24
drugs
20
theft from the person
12
possession of weapons
8
What these numbers include
Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.
Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and unusable locations excluded.
An empty ward count means no mapped rows in the complete required force files; it does not prove that no crime occurred.
These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.
Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.
