Total Crime Rate
121.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
47.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Hartmead Road area has the 7th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Thatcham Central , and the 58th 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 Hartmead Road (RG19 4LT) in the last 12 months was 121.0 per 1,000 residents and was 53.5% higher than the Thatcham Central average (78.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Shoplifting ( -54.2% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 47.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -6.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 11.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hartmead Road (RG19 4LT), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stoney Lane (30 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stoney Lane | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Neville Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victor Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Victor Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Brooks Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elms Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elms Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Beech Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Neville Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Neville Drive | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Oak Tree Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | The Hollands | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vincent Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Victor Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Turnfields | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Brooks Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Mount Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | A4 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Oak Tree Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Brooks Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Brooks Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Brooks Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brooks Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Brooks Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stoney Lane | Under investigation |
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