Total Crime Rate

110.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

43.5 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 110.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 46.0 9/10
  • Violent crimes 43.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 38.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Public order 5.1 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Other theft 2.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Ladysmith Avenue area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 16 local areas in Newbury , and the 197th highest crime rate of 745 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 110.0 per 1,000 residents and was 79.1% higher than the Newbury average (61.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 43.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ladysmith Avenue (IG2 7AU), the main crime hotspot is near Aldborough Road South. Police recorded 80 crimes here, including 28 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
Apr 2026Public order Kimberley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cambridge Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aldborough Road South —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aldborough Road South —
Apr 2026Burglary Aldborough Road South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Leicester Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Colenso Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Mafeking Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mafeking Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cambridge Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aldborough Road South —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cambridge Road —
Apr 2026Public order Cambridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cambridge Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cambridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cambridge Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Kimberley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Durban Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aldborough Road South —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colenso Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldborough Road South Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldborough Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldborough Road South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldborough Road South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Aldborough Road South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Aldborough Road South —

Data Sources

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