Total Crime Rate

128.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 128.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 62.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.5 7/10
  • Drugs 12.6 9/10
  • Other theft 9.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Robbery 3.1 4/10
  • 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
  • Shoplifting 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

Tennyson Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Thatcham Central , and the 57th 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 Tennyson Road (RG18 3FR) in the last 12 months was 128.9 per 1,000 residents and was 45.9% higher than the Thatcham Central average (88.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Robbery with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 34.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -20.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Tennyson Road (RG18 3FR), 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 Tennyson Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (15/15)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Newbolt Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Browning Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sunderland Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tennyson Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tennyson Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tennyson Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Masefield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Shakespeare Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Browning Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Browning Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lamb Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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