Hermitage & Cold Ash
Middle areaThe north east of the West Berkshire. 8,574 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 57 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 17% of people in Hermitage & Cold Ash live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Hermitage & Cold Ash
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hermitage & Cold Ash at a rate of 31.0 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 | 102 |
| Other crime | 57 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 28 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 27 |
| Burglary | 25 |
| Drug offences | 8 |
| Shoplifting | 8 |
| Vehicle crime | 7 |
| Robbery | 2 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Hermitage & Cold Ash compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Hermitage & Cold Ash safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Hermitage & Cold Ash at a rate of 31.0 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, 22 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Hermitage & Cold Ash.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (102), other crime (57) and anti-social behaviour (28).
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 Hermitage & Cold Ash alone. See West Berkshire
Hermitage & Cold Ash in brief
The median price paid for a home in Hermitage & Cold Ash was £663,000 in 2025.
Hermitage & Cold Ash had 8,653 usual residents at the census.
About 17% of people in Hermitage & Cold Ash live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Hermitage & Cold Ash, 96.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.