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Crime Rates in West Berkshire, local authority district

Crime Rate

69.1

Low 3/10

Last updated: 09.10.2024

Annual total crime rate in West Berkshire, (local authority district) is 69.1 crimes per thousand resident population. This can be rated as 3 out of 10 or low crime level compared to other boroughs/local authority districts in England and Wales.

Crime rates in West Berkshire (local authority district) by type

Violence and sexual offences 25 3/10

Anti-social behaviour 9.03 3/10

Shoplifting 6.23 4/10

Criminal damage and arson 5.82 3/10

Public order 5.57 4/10

Other theft 4.65 2/10

Vehicle crime 3.68 4/10

Burglary 3.08 4/10

Drugs 2.03 3/10

Other crime 1.36 3/10

Bicycle theft 1.2 5/10

Theft from the person 0.539 2/10

Robbery 0.477 2/10

Possession of weapons 0.409 2/10

Data source: data.police.uk

Sept 2023 - Aug 2024

Above are annual crime rates in West Berkshire (local authority district) by crime type.

The figures in black represent the number of crimes of a certain type per thousand resident population in West Berkshire (local authority district).

The figures in grey indicate the relative ratings of West Berkshire (local authority district) for a specific crime type compared to other boroughs/local authority districts in England and Wales.

Higher ratings correspond to higher crime rates.

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Historical crime rates in West Berkshire (local authority district) and South East (region)

Number of crimes per 1000 resident population

West Berkshire
LAD
South East
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Data source: data.police.uk

Crime rate ratings in West Berkshire (local authority district)

Higher ratings correspond to higher crime rates.

Horizontal: area ratings based on annual total crime rate per 1000 resident population.

Vertical: number of areas

Data source: data.police.uk

Annual total crime rates in local authority districts of West Berkshire (local authority district)

Ward name	Crime Rate
1. Basildon	25.7 low
2. Downlands	32 low
3. Ridgeway	36.4 low
4. Bucklebury	38.6 low
5. Tilehurst & Purley	43.7 low
6. Chieveley & Cold Ash	48.8 low
7. Hungerford & Kintbury	51.9 low
8. Aldermaston	52.2 low
9. Newbury Wash Common	52.9 low
10. Tilehurst South & Holybrook	53 low
11. Thatcham West	53.3 low
12. Thatcham North East	60.3 low
13. Bradfield	60.9 low
14. Tilehurst Birch Copse	67.3 low
15. Pangbourne	68.4 low
16. Newbury Speen	71.3 low
17. Thatcham Central	73 low
18. Lambourn	73 low
19. Burghfield & Mortimer	80.3 low
20. Thatcham Colthrop & Crookham	82.7 low
21. Newbury Clay Hill	86.4 low
22. Newbury Greenham	113 medium
23. Theale	118 medium
24. Newbury Central	168 medium

*annual total crimes per 1000 resident population

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Data source: data.police.uk

Sept 2023 - Aug 2024

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