Total Crime Rate

473.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 473.1 10/10
  • Shoplifting 152.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 90.3 10/10
  • Public order 68.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 49.5 10/10
  • Other theft 30.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.5 9/10
  • Robbery 15.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 12.9 10/10
  • Burglary 12.9 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.5 6/10
  • Drugs 4.3 5/10
  • Other crime 4.3 6/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.2 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Church Lane area has the highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Thatcham Central , and the 6th highest crime rate of 490 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 Church Lane (RG19 3JL) in the last 12 months was 473.1 per 1,000 residents and was 435.3% higher than the Thatcham Central average (88.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 71 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 82 (≈ 176.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Lane (RG19 3JL), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 117 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Church Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (28/28)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Meadow Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Robbery Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Other theft High Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Supermarket —
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Green Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Meadow Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Broadway Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Broadway —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Alders Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Alders Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Broadway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackdown Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blackdown Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Broadway Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Broadway Local resolution
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Data Sources

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