Crime Rate in Newbury, ward

Newbury has the 4th lowest crime rate of 22 wards in Redbridge district and the 3396th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (London), it has the 93rd lowest crime rate of 704 wards.

The overall crime rate in Newbury in the last 12 months was 59.4 per 1,000 residents and was 38.1% lower than the Redbridge district average (96.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Newbury’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 335 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -71.4% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 24.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -71.4% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 401 (≈ 25.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -29.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Newbury ward, the highest concentration of overall crime occurs near Ley Street, with 81 recorded incidents. Violent and public-order offences happen most frequently around Perth Terrace (37 offences). Both locations are situated within roughly 0.3 miles of each other.