Total Crime Rate

119.1 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 119.1 8/10
  • Violent crimes 31.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.8 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 23.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.9 7/10
  • Other theft 15.9 9/10
  • Drugs 11.9 9/10
  • Bicycle theft 7.9 9/10
  • Other crime 7.9 9/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Robbery 4.0 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Nideggen 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.

Crime Over Time in Nideggen Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Broadway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A4 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Broadway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Broadway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Turnfields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cairngorm Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Church Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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