Total Crime Rate

109.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 109.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.2 7/10
  • Other theft 12.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.3 4/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Public order 4.3 4/10
  • Drugs 2.2 1/10
  • Robbery 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Fortuna Mews area has the 11th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Thatcham Central , and the 71st highest crime rate of 490 local areas in West Berkshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Fortuna Mews (RG18 3AW) in the last 12 months was 109.9 per 1,000 residents and was 24.4% higher than the Thatcham Central average (88.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 29 (≈ 62.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 133.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Fortuna Mews (RG18 3AW), the main crime hotspot is near Bath Road. Police recorded 20 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Fortuna Mews area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bath Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Northfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Curlew Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Matthews Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pipit Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Faircross Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bourne Road —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Whitaker Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Loundyes Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Loundyes Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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