Total Crime Rate
119.1 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
31.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Nideggen Close area has the 8th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Thatcham Central , and the 59th highest 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 Nideggen Close (RG19 4HS) in the last 12 months was 119.1 per 1,000 residents and was 51.0% higher 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 31.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Nideggen Close (RG19 4HS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 97 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Broadway (28 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Bicycle theft | Broadway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A4 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Broadway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Broadway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Broadway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Broadway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Broadway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Turnfields | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cairngorm Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Shopping Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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