Total Crime Rate

107.4 per 1,000 8/10 Β· High

All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 107.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 35.8 9/10
  • Other theft 12.8 9/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.1 5/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 Β· Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ladysmith Avenue area has the 4th highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Newbury , and the 214th highest crime rate of 757 local areas in Redbridge .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ladysmith Avenue (IG2 7AU) in the last 12 months was 107.4 per 1,000 residents and was 80.8% higher than the Newbury average (59.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 180.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (β‰ˆ 46.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -37.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ladysmith Avenue (IG2 7AU), the main crime hotspot is near Aldborough Road South. Police recorded 96 crimes here, including 32 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ladysmith Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Brancaster Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aldborough Road South β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ladysmith Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aldborough Road South β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aldborough Road South β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kimberley Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ladysmith Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aldborough Road South β€”
Sep 2025Other theft Aldborough Road South Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Norfolk Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aldborough Road South β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Colenso Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Colenso Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Colenso Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Glencoe Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Durban Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Ladysmith Avenue β€”
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Aldborough Road South β€”
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Norfolk Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Elgin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Elgin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Elgin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elgin Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elgin Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Leicester Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Aldborough Road South Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Devonshire Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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