Total Crime Rate
43.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
9.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Devonshire Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 16 local areas in Newbury , and the 235th lowest 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 Devonshire Road (IG2 7EN) in the last 12 months was 43.2 per 1,000 residents and was 29.6% lower than the Newbury average (61.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -16.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 9.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 27.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Devonshire Road (IG2 7EN), the main crime hotspot is near Aldborough Road South. Police recorded 80 crimes here, including 28 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Newbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aldborough Road South | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Colenso Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Newbury Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Newbury Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Newbury Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Church Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glebelands Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Aldborough Road South | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Mafeking Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Mafeking Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Colenso Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Kimberley Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Hertford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Kimberley Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Aldborough Road South | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Aldborough Road South | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aldborough Road South | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aldborough Road South | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aldborough Road South | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Aldborough Road South | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Aldborough Road South | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Aldborough Road South | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hertford Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Aldborough Road South | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Newbury Park | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Newbury Park | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Newbury Park | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Newbury Park | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Newbury Park | Under investigation |
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