Total Crime Rate

152.1 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 152.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 58.5 10/10
  • Burglary 40.9 10/10
  • Drugs 17.5 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Other crime 5.9 7/10
  • Other theft 5.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 5.9 8/10
  • Public order 5.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 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

Lower Way area has the 6th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Thatcham Central , and the 42nd 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 Lower Way (RG19 3TL) in the last 12 months was 152.1 per 1,000 residents and was 72.0% higher 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 11.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -15.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lower Way (RG19 3TL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Conference/Exhibition Centre, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stroller Close (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lower Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stroller Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stroller Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Conference/Exhibition Centre —
Sep 2025Other crime Mill Reef Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Arkle Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Mill Reef Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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