Total Crime Rate
45.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
34.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Northfield Road area has the 31st highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Thatcham Central , and the 219th highest crime rate of 491 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 Northfield Road (RG18 3EN) in the last 12 months was 45.5 per 1,000 residents and was 42.3% lower than the Thatcham Central average (78.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 34.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Northfield Road (RG18 3EN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kendal Close, where police recorded 44 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sunderland Place (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kendal Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sunderland Place | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Kendal Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Westland | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Chapman Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Conway Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sunderland Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Heath Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Stirling Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Northway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Northway | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Northway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Conway Drive | Under investigation |
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