Total Crime Rate
88.8 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
50.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Thames Reach area has the highest crime rate of 21 local areas in Pangbourne , and the 101st 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 Thames Reach (RG8 8TE) in the last 12 months was 88.8 per 1,000 residents and was 53.2% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 50.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -44.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Thames Reach (RG8 8TE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lilac Close, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chestnut Grove (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 | Other theft | Wintringham Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Primrose Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Mary'S Avenue | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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