Total Crime Rate

187.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 187.9 9/10
  • Shoplifting 95.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.5 6/10
  • Public order 19.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 12.7 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.4 8/10
  • Robbery 6.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Chapel Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Thatcham Central , and the 26th 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 Chapel Street (RG18 4JS) in the last 12 months was 187.9 per 1,000 residents and was 112.6% higher than the Thatcham Central average (88.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 51.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 41.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chapel Street (RG18 4JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Mount Road, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stoney Lane (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Chapel Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (14/14)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mount Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Meadowsweet Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Domoney Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Domoney Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Domoney Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Chapel Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Coombe Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cochrane Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Elms Avenue Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sydney Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Elms Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Mount Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Mount Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mount Road Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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