Total Crime Rate
128.9 per 1,000
All offences Β· Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Shelley 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 Shelley Road (RG18 3FS) 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 areaβs 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 (β 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 Shelley Road (RG18 3FS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 32 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.
View Crime In Thatcham Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tennyson Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Shakespeare Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tennyson Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Sunderland Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Newbolt Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Browning Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Browning Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Browning Close | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Masefield Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | The Alders | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Tennyson Road | β |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Lamb Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | The Alders | Under investigation |
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