Crime Rate in Newbury, ward

Newbury has the 4th lowest crime rate of 22 wards in Redbridge district and the 3555th lowest crime rate ward of 7,541 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 95th lowest crime rate of 703 wards.

The overall crime rate in Newbury in the last 12 months was 59.8 per 1,000 residents and was 39.1% lower than the Redbridge district average (98.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Newbury’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 356 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 4 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -28.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 417 (≈ 26.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Newbury ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Ley Street, with 84 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Perth Terrace (41 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.