Total Crime Rate

123.1 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 123.1 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 37.3 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 11.2 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.7 2/10
  • Other theft 3.7 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

St Swithins Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 40 local areas in Chieveley & Cold Ash , and the 63rd 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 St Swithins Close (RG20 8HJ) in the last 12 months was 123.1 per 1,000 residents and was 232.3% higher than the Chieveley & Cold Ash average (37.1 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 Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -9.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 67.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 21.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Swithins Close (RG20 8HJ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near St Swithins Close, where police recorded 4 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mant Close (1 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in St Swithins Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mant Close Under investigation
* on or near this location Page 1 • Showing 1 of 1

Data Sources

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