Total Crime Rate

95.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 95.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 53.5 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.2 4/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.8 3/10
  • Other theft 3.8 4/10
  • Public order 3.8 3/10
  • Burglary 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.9 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 1.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Link Way area has the 15th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Thatcham Central , and the 101st 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 Link Way (RG18 3DY) in the last 12 months was 95.6 per 1,000 residents and was 8.2% higher 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 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 21.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -56.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 169.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Link Way (RG18 3DY), 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 Link Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (13/13)
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 2025Public order Loundyes Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Loundyes Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Faircross Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Whitaker Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Roman Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bourne Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Francis Close —
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Data Sources

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