Crime Rate in Thatcham West, ward

Thatcham West has the 8th lowest crime rate of 24 wards in West Berkshire district and the 2342nd lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 438th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Thatcham West in the last 12 months was 47.4 per 1,000 residents and was 31.4% lower than the West Berkshire district average (69.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Thatcham West’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 140 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 700.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 164 (≈ 20.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Thatcham West ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Sports/Recreation Area, with 32 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Tull Way (11 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.