Total Crime Rate

209.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

98.2 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 209.3 10/10
  • Violent crimes 98.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 77.5 9/10
  • Shoplifting 56.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.1 7/10
  • Public order 15.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.3 7/10
  • Other theft 7.8 7/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Robbery 5.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.2 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • Drugs 2.6 1/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

James Butcher Drive area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 69 local areas in Aldermaston , and the 21st highest crime rate of 491 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 James Butcher Drive (RG7 5FF) in the last 12 months was 209.3 per 1,000 residents and was 210.9% higher 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Shoplifting ( -42.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 98.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around James Butcher Drive (RG7 5FF), 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.

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Crime Over Time in James Butcher Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime James Butcher Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Crown Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cumber Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Worsley Place Under investigation
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Data Sources

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