Total Crime Rate

83.1 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

41.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 83.1 7/10
  • Violent crimes 41.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 41.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.8 7/10
  • Drugs 8.9 8/10
  • Other crime 8.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 5.9 5/10
  • Other theft 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Park Avenue area has the 17th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Thatcham Central , and the 113th highest crime rate of 491 local areas in West Berkshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Park Avenue (RG18 4LL) in the last 12 months was 83.1 per 1,000 residents and was 5.4% higher 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 41.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Avenue (RG18 4LL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 70 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 Park Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elms Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Vincent Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A4 Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Turnfields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Elms Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Park Avenue Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Mount Road —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson The Hollands Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Brooks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime Brooks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brooks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brooks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Brooks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Brooks Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brooks Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Almond Drive Local resolution
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Data Sources

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