Crime Rates at The Laurels, Thatcham, RG18 3EY

The Laurels 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 The Laurels (RG18 3EY) 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 The Laurels (RG18 3EY), 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.