Total Crime Rate
89.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mount Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Thatcham Central , and the 113th highest crime rate of 490 local areas in West Berkshire .
The streets immediately around this postcode mostly have high or very high crime levels, and on average the bordering areas are much more affected by crime than this postcode itself.
The overall crime rate in the area around Mount Road (RG18 4LB) in the last 12 months was 89.6 per 1,000 residents and was 1.4% higher than the Thatcham Central average (88.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 47.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mount Road (RG18 4LB), the main crime hotspot is near Mount Road. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Thatcham Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mount Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mount Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Mount Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Meadowsweet Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Mount Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Park Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Park Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Park Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Coombe Court | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Harebell Drive | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | The Haywards | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Chapel Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Yarrow Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Violet Grove | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | The Haywards | Under investigation |
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