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Crime in West Berkshire by area

Every neighbourhood we cover, ranked by crimes per 1,000 residents a year, from police.uk figures for June to August 2026. Highest first. Pick a type of crime to re-rank, or tap a column to sort.

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2,810crimes recordedJune to August 2026
+7%on the 3 months beforemore crime
Streatleylowest rate19.6 per 1,000 a year
75.7middle areacrimes per 1,000 a year

Darker means more crime per resident. Tap an area for its page.

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Most improved: Donnington (-7%), Theale (3%) and Calcot (10%), compared with the three months before.

Every area, ranked

#Most common
1ShawRG14 · 9,609 residents 169.4▲ 12%violence
2MortimerRG7 · 5,108 residents 132.3▲ 43%criminal damage
3SpeenRG14 · 2,955 residents 123.2▼ 1%violence
4NewburyRG14 · 41,081 residents 110.7▲ 10%violence
5DonningtonRG14 · 4,936 residents 90.8▼ 7%violence
6CalcotRG31 · 7,885 residents 87.8▲ 10%violence
7GreenhamRG19 · 8,012 residents 78.9▲ 22%shoplifting
8ThealeRG7 · 12,490 residents 77.2▲ 3%violence
9PangbourneRG8 · 4,694 residents 76.7▼ 14%violence
10Burghfield CommonRG7 · 6,607 residents 75.7▲ 11%violence
11HungerfordRG17 · 5,866 residents 67.5▼ 18%violence
12ThatchamRG19 · 26,833 residents 66.9▲ 15%violence
13Upper BuckleburyRG7 · 1,553 residents 54.1▲ 40%anti-social behaviour
14ChieveleyRG20 · 1,590 residents 52.8▲ 11%violence
15ComptonRG20 · 1,789 residents 44.7▼ 13%violence
16LambournRG17 · 4,219 residents 39.8▲ 17%violence
17Hampstead NorreysRG18 · 1,601 residents 30–violence
18Purley on ThamesRG8 · 9,670 residents 29.8▼ 9%violence
19HermitageRG18 · 2,415 residents 29.8▼ 14%anti-social behaviour
20StreatleyRG8 · 2,851 residents 19.6▼ 12%public order

Change compares the last three months with the three before. A dash means too few crimes to compare fairly.

Why busy centres look worst

Crimes are counted where they happen, but residents are counted where they live. Town centres and shopping areas have lots of shops, bars and visitors and not many residents, so their rates come out high even though most people there are just passing through.

How we work it out

Each area is a circle round its middle, the same as on its MeBabber page. We count the crimes police.uk records inside the circle over the last three months and turn that into a yearly figure, then divide by the number of people who live inside the circle, from the 2021 Census. Police locations are moved slightly on purpose to protect victims, so treat small differences between neighbouring areas with a pinch of salt.

Sources: data.police.uk and the Office for National Statistics, both under the Open Government Licence. Figures update every month.

Crime in every area

Questions people ask

Which areas of West Berkshire have the lowest crime?

Over June to August 2026, the areas with the fewest crimes per 1,000 residents were Streatley, Hermitage, Purley on Thames, Hampstead Norreys and Lambourn.

Which areas of West Berkshire have the highest crime?

Leaving aside the big shopping and industrial areas, where visitors and workers push the figures up, the highest rates over June to August 2026 were in Shaw, Mortimer, Speen, Newbury and Donnington.

Is crime going up or down in West Berkshire?

Across West Berkshire, 2,810 crimes were recorded over June to August 2026, 7% more than the three months before.

How is crime per 1,000 residents worked out?

We count the crimes police.uk records inside each area, turn the last three months into a yearly figure, and divide by the number of people who live there from the 2021 Census.