Total Crime Rate
15.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
9.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Thackerays area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Thatcham Central , and the 69th lowest crime rate of 491 local areas in West Berkshire .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around The Thackerays (RG19 3FL) in the last 12 months was 15.8 per 1,000 residents and was 80.0% lower 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 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 9.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Thackerays (RG19 3FL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 97 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Broadway (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pentland Place | — |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Broadway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Broadway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Broadway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rudland Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Broadway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broadway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Rudland Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Broadway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wolsingham Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cairngorm Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
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