Total Crime Rate

45.9 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 45.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.6 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.6 6/10
  • Drugs 5.7 6/10
  • Shoplifting 5.7 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.7 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.7 1/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Robbery 2.9 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Herons Way area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Thatcham Central , and the 230th 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 Herons Way (RG19 3SR) in the last 12 months was 45.9 per 1,000 residents and was 48.1% lower than the Thatcham Central average (88.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 8.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 200.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 25.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Herons Way (RG19 3SR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bourne Road, where police recorded 15 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ashbourne Way (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Herons Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Bourne Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Francis Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bourne Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Barfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kestrel Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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