Total Crime Rate
20.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Cairngorm Road area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Thatcham Central , and the 107th lowest crime rate of 491 local areas in West Berkshire .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cairngorm Road (RG19 3FT) in the last 12 months was 20.4 per 1,000 residents and was 74.1% 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 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 16.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Cairngorm Road (RG19 3FT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Nideggen Close, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rudland Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Wolsingham Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Rudland Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cairngorm Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Rudland Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Pentland Place | — |
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