Total Crime Rate

51.2 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

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 51.2 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.1 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.0 5/10
  • Public order 6.0 5/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Play Platt area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Aldermaston , and the 202nd highest crime rate of 490 local areas in West Berkshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Play Platt (RG7 5AU) in the last 12 months was 51.2 per 1,000 residents and was 0.6% lower 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -65.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 36.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -58.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Play Platt (RG7 5AU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Blossom Avenue, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Crown Lane (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Play Platt area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (3/3)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Cloister Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Crown Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Blossom Lane Under investigation
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Data Sources

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