Total Crime Rate

175.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

40.9 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 175.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 52.6 10/10
  • Burglary 46.8 10/10
  • Violent crimes 40.9 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.5 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.5 4/10
  • Other theft 11.7 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.7 10/10
  • Public order 11.7 8/10
  • Drugs 5.9 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Southdown Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Thatcham Central , and the 32nd highest crime rate of 491 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 Southdown Road (RG19 3BF) in the last 12 months was 175.4 per 1,000 residents and was 122.6% higher 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -10.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 40.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 75.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Southdown Road (RG19 3BF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Conference/Exhibition Centre, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Southdown Road (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Southdown Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Drugs London Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Conference/Exhibition Centre Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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