Total Crime Rate

158.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 158.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 71.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.9 9/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Robbery 4.0 6/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Northfield Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Thatcham Central , and the 40th 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 Northfield Road (RG18 3EU) in the last 12 months was 158.7 per 1,000 residents and was 79.6% higher than the Thatcham Central average (88.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 31.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Northfield Road (RG18 3EU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Kendal Close, where police recorded 35 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Sunderland Place (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Northfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Faircross Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Shakespeare Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Matthews Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Whitaker Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bath Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Loundyes Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunderland Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Loundyes Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Northfield Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Curlew Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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