Total Crime Rate
64.9 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Hertford Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 17 local areas in Newbury , and the 372nd lowest crime rate of 757 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 Hertford Road (IG2 7HE) in the last 12 months was 64.9 per 1,000 residents and was 9.1% higher than the Newbury average (59.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 15 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 10 (≈ 20.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 1.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Hertford Road (IG2 7HE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Aldborough Road South, where police recorded 54 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hertford Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Newbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Aldborough Road South | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Downshall Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | A12 | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Newbury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Suffolk Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Wessex Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Selwyn Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Chepstow Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Hertford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hertford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Brancaster Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Brook Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Devonshire Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brook Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Downshall Avenue | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Holland Park Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Aldborough Road South | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Mendip Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Mendip Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mendip Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Aldborough Road South | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Aldborough Road South | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Silverdale Avenue | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Leicester Gardens | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.