Total Crime Rate
26.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
8.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Reade Road area has the 14th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Ganges , and the 135th lowest crime rate of 304 local areas in Babergh .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Reade Road (IP9 2QL) in the last 12 months was 26.6 per 1,000 residents and was 21.1% lower than the Ganges average (33.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 8.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 228.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Reade Road (IP9 2QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Gifford Close (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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