Total Crime Rate
112.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Buxton Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 17 local areas in Newbury , and the 191st highest crime rate of 757 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 Buxton Road (IG2 7HG) in the last 12 months was 112.5 per 1,000 residents and was 89.2% higher than the Newbury average (59.4 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 Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -80.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 63.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -21.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 55.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Buxton Road (IG2 7HG), the main crime hotspot is near Monarch Way. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Newbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Monarch Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Suffolk Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Stainforth Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Stainforth Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Monarch Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Brook Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Brook Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Monarch Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Brancaster Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Newbury Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Church Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Newbury Park | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Newbury Park | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other crime | Newbury Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Monarch Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Monarch Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Monarch Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Devonshire Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Robbery | Hertford Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Hertford Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | A12 | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Monarch Way | — |
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