Total Crime Rate
32.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
17.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Heardman Close area has the 29th lowest crime rate of 70 local areas in Thatcham Central , and the 199th lowest crime rate of 491 local areas in West Berkshire .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Heardman Close (RG19 4FB) in the last 12 months was 32.7 per 1,000 residents and was 58.5% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Heardman Close (RG19 4FB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Montacute Drive, where police recorded 6 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Bramwell Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Montacute Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Wheelers Green Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jedburgh Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Fokerham Road | Under investigation |
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