Total Crime Rate

177.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

99.4 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 177.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 99.4 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 72.3 9/10
  • Public order 24.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 18.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 12.1 6/10
  • Burglary 9.0 8/10
  • Other theft 9.0 7/10
  • Drugs 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Ivanhoe Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Battle , and the 74th highest crime rate of 482 local areas in Reading .

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 Ivanhoe Close (RG30 2GS) in the last 12 months was 177.7 per 1,000 residents and was 57.8% higher than the Battle average (112.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 24 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 99.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -73.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ivanhoe Close (RG30 2GS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Edinburgh Road, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Catherine Street (31 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ivanhoe Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beresford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Reading West Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Ormsby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Argyle Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Ormsby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ormsby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Theft from the person Ormsby Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ormsby Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Robbery Brunswick Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brunswick Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brunswick Street
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Catherine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brunswick Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brunswick Street
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brunswick Street
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Reservoir Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Western Elms Avenue Local resolution
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Brunswick Street
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beresford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivanhoe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Ivanhoe Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beresford Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Catherine Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Western Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Alleyne Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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