Postcode · Thatcham
Crime in RG19 6HS
How much crime is recorded in RG19 6HS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Newbury Central & Greenham
- Council
- West Berkshire
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,546 (2024)
How safe is RG19 6HS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 15.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG19 6HS area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
15.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
RG19 6HSNational
Violence and sexual offences12.123.6
Burglary7.79.1
Anti-social behaviour4.310.7
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Other theft2.54.5
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Other crime1.41.5
Drugs1.42.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Public order0.44.6
Robbery0.21.4
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.