Total Crime Rate
50.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
26.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Lancers Drive area has the 33rd highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Aldermaston , and the 198th highest crime rate of 491 local areas in West Berkshire .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Lancers Drive (RG19 4RX) in the last 12 months was 50.0 per 1,000 residents and was 25.7% lower 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 26.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 29.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Lancers Drive (RG19 4RX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Station Road, where police recorded 26 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Neville Drive (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Neville Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cavelry Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Military Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Military Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Military Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Defence Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Neville Drive | Offender given a caution |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Grenadier Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Neville Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cavelry Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Oak Tree Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Oak Tree Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Signals Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Battalion Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Beech Walk | Under investigation |
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