Crime Rates at Test Close, Tilehurst, Reading, RG30 4DL

Test Close area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 56 local areas in Battle , and the 173rd lowest crime rate of 482 local areas in Reading .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Test Close (RG30 4DL) in the last 12 months was 46.8 per 1,000 residents and was 58.5% lower 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 12.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Test Close (RG30 4DL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Iona Avenue, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Eskin Close (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.