Total Crime Rate
123.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
31.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026High Street area has the 7th highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Aldermaston , and the 55th highest crime rate of 491 local areas in West Berkshire .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (RG7 5AR) in the last 12 months was 123.0 per 1,000 residents and was 82.8% higher than the Aldermaston average (67.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 31.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 16.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Street (RG7 5AR), the main crime hotspot is near Cumber Place. Police recorded 26 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Theale| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Rotherfield Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cumber Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Worsley Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | James Butcher Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Waterside Drive | Local resolution |
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