Total Crime Rate
19.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
16.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Blossom Lane area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 69 local areas in Aldermaston , and the 104th lowest crime rate of 491 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 Blossom Lane (RG7 5BD) in the last 12 months was 19.9 per 1,000 residents and was 70.5% lower than the Aldermaston average (67.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 16.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Blossom Lane (RG7 5BD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cumber Place (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Theale| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | North Walk | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Worsley Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Crown Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cumber Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | James Butcher Drive | Under investigation |
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