Crap Towns / Burghfield Common / Criminal damage
How bad is criminal damage in Burghfield Common?
The police recorded 8.7 crimes of criminal damage and arson per 1,000 people a year in Burghfield Common from September 2023 to August 2026, 24% higher than the typical town's 7.0. In the 12 months to August 2026 it was 12.6, up from 6.3 in the 12 months to August 2024.
Criminal damage has doubled in two years. Somebody's practising.
| Period | Here | Typical town |
|---|---|---|
| September 2023 to August 2024 | 6.3 | 7.3 |
| September 2024 to August 2025 | 7.2 | 6.9 |
| September 2025 to August 2026 | 12.6 | 6.6 |
| Town | Distance | Crimes per 1,000 people a year |
|---|---|---|
| Burghfield Common | – | 8.7 |
| Reading | 8.8 km | 6.8 |
| Spencers Wood and Three Mile Cross | 6.9 km | 4.9 |
| Tadley | 7.0 km | 4.7 |
| Shinfield | 8.4 km | 4.4 |
| Thatcham | 12.9 km | 4.0 |
| Winnersh | 13.7 km | 3.7 |
| Caversham | 11.4 km | 3.3 |
| Hook | 14.7 km | 3.2 |
| Woodley | 13.0 km | 3.1 |
| Sonning Common | 14.7 km | 2.3 |
| The typical town | – | 7.0 |