Total Crime Rate

34.4 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 34.4 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.5 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.4 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.3 2/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
  • 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

Bourne Arch 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 Bourne Arch (RG18 3DX) 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 Bourne Arch (RG18 3DX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Loundyes Close, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whitaker Court (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Bourne Arch area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Barfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Westfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Westfield Road —
Sep 2025Drugs Faircross Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Loundyes Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Loundyes Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bourne Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kestrel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Roman Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Whitaker Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Francis Close —
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Data Sources

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