Total Crime Rate

163.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 163.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 81.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.5 9/10
  • Other theft 13.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Drugs 11.7 9/10
  • Burglary 7.8 8/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bradford Road area has the highest crime rate of 16 local areas in Newbury , and the 118th highest crime rate of 745 local areas in Redbridge .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bradford Road (IG1 4AR) in the last 12 months was 163.1 per 1,000 residents and was 165.7% higher than the Newbury average (61.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 81.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bradford Road (IG1 4AR), the main crime hotspot is near Aldborough Road South. Police recorded 97 crimes here, including 42 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bradford Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lombard Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldborough Road South Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Aldborough Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Aldborough Road South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Aldborough Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Saunders Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Aldborough Road South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Aldborough Road South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Aldborough Road South Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldborough Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Aldborough Road South Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Elizabeth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lombard Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Lombard Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Lombard Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mafeking Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mafeking Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bradford Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Durban Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Piper Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Elizabeth Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Aldborough Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Elizabeth Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Kimberley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Colenso Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Colenso Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Lombard Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leeds Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other crime Leeds Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lombard Avenue Under investigation

Data Sources

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