Total Crime Rate

73.6 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 73.6 7/10
  • Violent crimes 34.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.7 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.3 6/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.1 3/10
  • Drugs 4.1 5/10
  • Burglary 2.0 1/10
  • Other crime 2.0 1/10
  • Public order 2.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Eastern Avenue area has the 7th highest crime rate of 16 local areas in Newbury , and the 336th 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 Eastern Avenue (IG2 7JD) in the last 12 months was 73.6 per 1,000 residents and was 19.9% 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 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 17 (≈ 34.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -5.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -63.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Eastern Avenue (IG2 7JD), the main crime hotspot is near Benina Close. Police recorded 29 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Eastern Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (16/16)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Robbery Benina Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Benina Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Selwyn Avenue Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Silverdale Avenue Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Holland Park Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Roy Gardens Offender given penalty notice
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Roy Gardens Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Torbitt Way —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Buryside Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Benina Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Chepstow Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Benina Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Benina Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A12 Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour A12 —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Chepstow Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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