Total Crime Rate

125.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 125.8 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 50.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 31.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.5 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.7 9/10
  • Drugs 15.7 9/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

The Waverleys area has the 6th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Thatcham Central , and the 51st highest crime rate of 491 local areas in West Berkshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around The Waverleys (RG18 3EZ) in the last 12 months was 125.8 per 1,000 residents and was 59.6% higher than the Thatcham Central average (78.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 66.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 31.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around The Waverleys (RG18 3EZ), the main crime hotspot is near Broadway. Police recorded 55 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in The Waverleys area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tennyson Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Masefield Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cedar Grove Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Broadway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Broadway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Stephenson Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A4 Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Green Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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