Total Crime Rate
63.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
28.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Chestnut Grove area has the 4th highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Pangbourne , and the 159th highest crime rate of 491 local areas in West Berkshire .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Chestnut Grove (RG8 8BU) in the last 12 months was 63.4 per 1,000 residents and was 9.5% higher than the Pangbourne average (57.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -20.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 28.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -10.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Chestnut Grove (RG8 8BU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Chestnut Grove, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Colyton Way (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Tilehurst & Purley| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Mary'S Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Wintringham Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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