Total Crime Rate

170.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 170.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 99.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.8 9/10
  • Drugs 11.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Other theft 7.9 7/10
  • Public order 7.9 6/10
  • Other crime 4.0 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Longcroft Road area has the 4th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Thatcham Central , and the 32nd 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 Longcroft Road (RG19 4QS) in the last 12 months was 170.6 per 1,000 residents and was 93.1% higher than the Thatcham Central average (88.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 257.1% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 107.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 237.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 92.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Longcroft Road (RG19 4QS), the main crime hotspot is near Signals Close. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Longcroft Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cochrane Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Coldstream Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cavelry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Yeomanry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Signals Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Urquhart Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Beech Walk Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Military Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Coldstream Way Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sydney Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Holywell Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Holywell Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Holywell Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Fyfield Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Signals Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Deccan Grove —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Appelford Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blyth Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Signals Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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