Total Crime Rate

72.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

30.7 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 72.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 30.7 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.4 4/10
  • Drugs 4.4 5/10
  • Other crime 4.4 6/10
  • Other theft 4.4 4/10
  • Public order 4.4 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 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

Harebell Drive area has the 21st highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Thatcham Central , and the 133rd 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 Harebell Drive (RG18 4DR) in the last 12 months was 72.4 per 1,000 residents and was 8.2% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 30.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Harebell Drive (RG18 4DR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mount Road, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Brooks Road (18 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Harebell Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brooks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brooks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brooks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brooks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Brooks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brooks Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Almond Drive Local resolution
Apr 2026Other crime Brooks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vincent Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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