Total Crime Rate
48.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
24.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Horne Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 70 local areas in Thatcham Central , and the 204th 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 Horne Road (RG19 4RY) in the last 12 months was 48.6 per 1,000 residents and was 38.4% lower than the Thatcham Central average (78.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 24.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Horne Road (RG19 4RY), 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 | Military Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Neville Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Military Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Beech Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Military Drive | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Oak Tree Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Battalion Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cavelry Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Neville Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Grenadier Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Defence Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Oak Tree Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Station Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cavelry Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Neville Drive | Offender given a caution |
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