Total Crime Rate

61.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 61.3 6/10
  • Violent crimes 39.5 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 35.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 4.0 2/10
  • Burglary 4.0 5/10
  • Public order 4.0 4/10
  • Drugs 2.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Upper End area has the 5th highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Chieveley & Cold Ash , and the 166th 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 Upper End (RG20 7EA) in the last 12 months was 61.3 per 1,000 residents and was 73.5% higher than the Chieveley & Cold Ash average (35.3 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 Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 39.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -51.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Upper End (RG20 7EA), the main crime hotspot is near Norris Field. Police recorded 6 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Upper End area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Andrews Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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