Total Crime Rate

54.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 54.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 22.2 5/10
  • Drugs 14.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.9 3/10
  • Other theft 4.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Theft from the person 2.5 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Test Close area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 57 local areas in Battle , and the 210th lowest crime rate of 488 local areas in Reading .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Test Close (RG30 4DL) in the last 12 months was 54.2 per 1,000 residents and was 53.1% lower than the Battle average (115.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -43.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 22.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -57.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Test Close (RG30 4DL), the main crime hotspot is near Iona Avenue. Police recorded 19 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Test Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Romany Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Elvaston Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carron Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Iona Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Elvaston Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Iona Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eskin Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Leven Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

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