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Thatcham Colthrop & Crookham · West Berkshire

Thatcham Colthrop & Crookham: your neighbourhood

Thatcham Colthrop & Crookham electoral ward · May 2026 boundaries. Every figure carries its own date.

What stands out here?

Homes rented from a council or housing association: 5% here, compared with 14% across West Berkshire (9.3 percentage points lower).

The share of social housing describes the homes already here. It does not show the current waiting list or whether enough suitable homes are available.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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Homes rented privately: 12% here, compared with 17% across West Berkshire (4.7 percentage points lower).

A larger private-rented sector changes the mix of housing advice, enforcement and tenant support needed. It does not tell us whether individual homes are affordable or safe.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent: 33.7% here, compared with 37% across West Berkshire (3.3 percentage points lower).

Qualifications show local skills, not whether people have secure jobs or use those skills at work.

21 March 2021 · ward and council use the same source, measure and date.

Why this comparison is valid

The difference is in percentage points. The wider figure is the published council total, not the average of its wards. Differences describe groups, not every resident.

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The ward in numbers

People aged 65 or over

21.5%

21 March 2021 · Thatcham Colthrop & Crookham

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

718 out of 3,340.

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People reporting bad or very bad health

3.6%

21 March 2021 · Thatcham Colthrop & Crookham

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents; self-reported, not age-standardised

121 out of 3,340.

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People counted in the census

3,340

21 March 2021 · Thatcham Colthrop & Crookham

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All usual residents

3,340 out of 3,340.

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People aged 16+ with a degree or equivalent

33.7%

21 March 2021 · Thatcham Colthrop & Crookham

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

948 out of 2,810.

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Households facing at least one measured disadvantage

44.4%

21 March 2021 · Thatcham Colthrop & Crookham

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

625 out of 1,409.

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Households facing two or more measured disadvantages

10.7%

21 March 2021 · Thatcham Colthrop & Crookham

The census checks education, employment, health and housing. This is not a measure of income or poverty.

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

151 out of 1,409.

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Residents aged 16+ outside the labour market

36.7%

21 March 2021 · Thatcham Colthrop & Crookham

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,034 out of 2,817.

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Residents aged 16+ in work

61.1%

21 March 2021 · Thatcham Colthrop & Crookham

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

1,721 out of 2,817.

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Residents aged 16+ not working because of long-term illness or disability

4.4%

21 March 2021 · Thatcham Colthrop & Crookham

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

125 out of 2,817.

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People aged 16+ with no qualifications

15.3%

21 March 2021 · Thatcham Colthrop & Crookham

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

Residents aged 16 and over

430 out of 2,810.

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Homes rented privately

12%

21 March 2021 · Thatcham Colthrop & Crookham

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

175 out of 1,410.

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Residents aged 16+ retired

24.4%

21 March 2021 · Thatcham Colthrop & Crookham

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21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

688 out of 2,817.

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Homes rented from a council or housing association

5%

21 March 2021 · Thatcham Colthrop & Crookham

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Published Census 2021 count; percentage uses the matching population denominator

All households

65 out of 1,410.

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Residents aged 16+ unemployed

2.2%

21 March 2021 · Thatcham Colthrop & Crookham

Show the workings

21 March 2021, residents aged 16 and over. Includes full-time students in the corresponding work/unemployment categories. Not a current labour-market estimate or the usual 16–64 employment rate. Census took place during the coronavirus pandemic; furlough and lockdown affected answers. Ward counts sum complete official output-area best-fit membership; privacy adjustment can make totals differ slightly. Unemployed residents as a share of all residents aged 16+; this is not the unemployment rate among economically active people.

All usual residents aged 16 and over

62 out of 2,817.

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Crime and safety

Police-recorded locations for Thatcham Colthrop & Crookham ward. Locations are approximate; these are not all crimes or a measure of personal risk.

332 mapped crimes

September 2025 to August 2026. Compared with 298 in the previous 12 months. Anti-social behaviour is counted separately.

Mapped crime over time

September 2024 to August 2026

Thatcham Colthrop & Crookham ward · mapped crimes

Reviewed figures: September 2024 to August 2026. This reviewed record covers fewer than 30 years, so the chart opens on all of it.

Shown on this chart: 24 mapped crimes in September 2024; 27 mapped crimes in August 2026. These are recorded counts; check the coverage notes before comparing periods.

The line joins consecutive published observations.

Monthly crime and anti-social behaviour
Recorded locations by month · Thatcham Colthrop & Crookham
MonthMapped crimeAnti-social behaviour
September 2024240
October 2024210
November 2024280
December 2024281
January 2025280
February 2025270
March 2025162
April 2025281
May 2025233
June 2025230
July 2025241
August 2025281
September 2025373
October 2025343
November 2025253
December 2025212
January 2026291
February 2026262
March 2026310
April 2026281
May 2026102
June 2026341
July 2026302
August 2026270
Crime categories in the latest complete year
September 2025 to August 2026 · Thatcham Colthrop & Crookham
CategoryMapped crimes
violent crime230
other theft21
public order16
shoplifting15
criminal damage arson14
burglary9
drugs8
vehicle crime6
bicycle theft5
other crime4
robbery2
possession of weapons2
What these numbers include

Approximate published locations, not every crime or personal risk.

Anti-social behaviour is separate. Transport police and unusable locations excluded.

An empty ward count means no mapped rows in the complete required force files; it does not prove that no crime occurred.

These are retrieved mapped records, not a guarantee of complete crime reporting. Approximate locations and unmapped incidents limit comparisons.

Missing ward-months invalidate totals and changes. Busy centres attract visitors, so residential population is not a measure of the number of people exposed.

Police data and method →

What could improve local safety →

Projects and proposed responses

A nearby project is not proof of a benefit to the whole ward. Only source-supported ward links are attached here.

No project boundary has been verified against this ward. See projects and their stated locations →

Proposed responses across West Berkshire →