Total Crime Rate

202.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.7 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 202.4 9/10
  • Shoplifting 119.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 39.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.9 9/10
  • Public order 11.9 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.0 6/10
  • Drugs 4.0 5/10
  • Robbery 4.0 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.0 4/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Northfield Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Thatcham Central , and the 25th highest crime rate of 491 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 202.4 per 1,000 residents and was 156.8% higher than the Thatcham Central average (78.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 39.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.9% 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 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.

Crime Over Time in Northfield Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conway Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Matthews Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kendal Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chapman Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Stirling Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Westland Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Bath Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Conway Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Bath Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Kendal Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Sunderland Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sunderland Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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