Total Crime Rate

23.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 23.7 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 19.0 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.4 1/10
  • Other theft 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Eastern Avenue area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 17 local areas in Newbury , and the 99th lowest crime rate of 757 local areas in Redbridge .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Eastern Avenue (IG2 7HY) in the last 12 months was 23.7 per 1,000 residents and was 60.1% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 19.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -26.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eastern Avenue (IG2 7HY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 92 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ley Street (21 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Eastern Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ley Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Royal Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Bush Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ley Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lyndhurst Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastern Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Eastern Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Stainforth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Stainforth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wards Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Wards Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Theft from the person Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Royal Crescent
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Perrymans Farm Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Monarch Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Youngs Road
Sep 2025Public order Youngs Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Newbury Park Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Newbury Park Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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