Total Crime Rate

163.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

81.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 163.1 9/10
  • Violent crimes 81.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 73.8 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.5 9/10
  • Other theft 13.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.7 8/10
  • Drugs 11.7 9/10
  • Burglary 7.8 8/10
  • Public order 3.9 4/10
  • Robbery 3.9 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 1.9 1/10
  • Other crime 1.9 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.9 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Lombard Avenue area has the highest crime rate of 16 local areas in Newbury , and the 118th highest crime rate of 745 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 Lombard Avenue (IG3 8ER) in the last 12 months was 163.1 per 1,000 residents and was 165.7% 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 38 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -14.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 42 (≈ 81.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -43.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Lombard Avenue (IG3 8ER), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Aldborough Road South, where police recorded 97 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cameron Road (43 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Lombard Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Aldborough Road South Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Salisbury Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farley Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farley Drive Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farley Drive Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Farley Drive Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Burglary A118 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs A118 Local resolution
Apr 2026Drugs A118 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A118 Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A118 Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A118 Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences A118 Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cricklefield Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Clark'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lambourne Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cobham Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Petrol Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Betchworth Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cobham Road
Apr 2026Other crime Leeds Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cobham Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cobham Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cobham Road

Data Sources

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