Total Crime Rate

84.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 84.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 51.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.2 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 7.0 4/10
  • Drugs 4.7 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.3 1/10
  • Other crime 2.3 1/10
  • Other theft 2.3 1/10
  • Public order 2.3 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Stainforth Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 16 local areas in Newbury , and the 288th highest crime rate of 745 local areas in Redbridge .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Stainforth Road (IG2 7EL) in the last 12 months was 84.3 per 1,000 residents and was 37.3% 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 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 22 (≈ 51.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 15.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -72.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Stainforth Road (IG2 7EL), the main crime hotspot is near Eastern Avenue. Police recorded 28 crimes here, including 18 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Stainforth Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (17/17)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastern Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Kimberley Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Cotswold Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lynn Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Lyndhurst Gardens 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 2026Violence and sexual offences Eastern Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mafeking Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mafeking Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Kimberley Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Lancing Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Glebelands Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Church Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Newbury Road —
Apr 2026Burglary Newbury Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newbury Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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