Total Crime Rate

19.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

12.0 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 19.2 2/10
  • Violent crimes 12.0 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.6 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.2 4/10
  • Public order 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Parkside Road area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Thatcham Central , and the 95th lowest crime rate of 491 local areas in West Berkshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Parkside Road (RG18 3NJ) in the last 12 months was 19.2 per 1,000 residents and was 75.6% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 12.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -53.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Parkside Road (RG18 3NJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Browning Close, where police recorded 20 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Park Avenue (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Parkside Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bluebell Way —
Apr 2026Burglary Lawrences Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Other crime Lawrences Lane Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Masefield Road —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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