Crime Rates at Barfield Road, Thatcham, RG18 3BL

Barfield Road area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Thatcham Central , and the 199th lowest crime rate of 490 local areas in West Berkshire .

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 Barfield Road (RG18 3BL) in the last 12 months was 34.4 per 1,000 residents and was 61.1% lower than the Thatcham Central average (88.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barfield Road (RG18 3BL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 23 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Loundyes Close (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.