Crime Rates at Battalion Way, Thatcham, RG19 4RN

Battalion Way area has the 6th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Aldermaston , and the 54th highest crime rate of 491 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 Battalion Way (RG19 4RN) in the last 12 months was 124.0 per 1,000 residents and was 84.2% higher than the Aldermaston average (67.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 76.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Battalion Way (RG19 4RN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Station Road, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Artillery Drive (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.