Total Crime Rate

45.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 45.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.1 3/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 5/10
  • Drugs 3.1 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
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

Ashbourne Way area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Thatcham Central , and the 231st highest crime rate of 490 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 Ashbourne Way (RG19 3SH) in the last 12 months was 45.7 per 1,000 residents and was 48.3% lower than the Thatcham Central average (88.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -27.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ashbourne Way (RG19 3SH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Loundyes Close, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Whitaker Court (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ashbourne Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pipit Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Matthews Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Faircross Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Loundyes Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Loundyes Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Barfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bourne Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Francis Close
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Whitaker Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kestrel Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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