Crime Rates at Hartmead Road, Thatcham, RG19 4LT

Hartmead Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Thatcham Central , and the 26th 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 Hartmead Road (RG19 4LT) in the last 12 months was 187.9 per 1,000 residents and was 112.6% higher than the Thatcham Central average (88.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 51.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 41.2% 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 88 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Stoney Lane (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.