Thatcham West
Middle areaThe south of the West Berkshire. 8,134 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 3.4 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 22% of people in Thatcham West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Thatcham West
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Thatcham West at a rate of 45.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 65.0 per 1,000 people across West Berkshire.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 155 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 81 |
| Other crime | 63 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 29 |
| Drug offences | 14 |
| Vehicle crime | 12 |
| Burglary | 8 |
| Theft from the person | 3 |
| Robbery | 1 |
| Shoplifting | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Thatcham West compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Thatcham West safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Thatcham West at a rate of 45.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 65.0 per 1,000 people across West Berkshire.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 34 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Thatcham West.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (155), anti-social behaviour (81) and other crime (63).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of West Berkshire
These figures are published for the whole of West Berkshire, not for each middle area, so they describe all of West Berkshire and not Thatcham West alone. See West Berkshire
Thatcham West in brief
The median price paid for a home in Thatcham West was £332,500 in 2025.
Thatcham West had 8,145 usual residents at the census.
About 22% of people in Thatcham West live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Thatcham West, 95.3% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.