Total Crime Rate
165.6 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Brocas Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Aldermaston , and the 37th 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 Brocas Road (RG7 3QL) in the last 12 months was 165.6 per 1,000 residents and was 221.5% higher than the Aldermaston average (51.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 92.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Brocas Road (RG7 3QL), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Tanners Close, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Three Firs Way (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Aldermaston| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Tanners Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Totterdown | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Tanners Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Three Firs Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Three Firs Way | Under investigation |
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