Total Crime Rate

189.5 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

52.6 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 189.5 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 63.2 10/10
  • Violent crimes 52.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.6 7/10
  • Drugs 21.1 10/10
  • Public order 21.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.5 9/10
  • Burglary 10.5 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.5 7/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

West Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Newbury Central , and the 27th highest crime rate of 491 local areas in West Berkshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around West Street (RG14 1BE) in the last 12 months was 189.5 per 1,000 residents and was 0.5% higher than the Newbury Central average (188.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 52.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -87.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Street (RG14 1BE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 123 crimes here, including 48 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in West Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/47)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order The Broadway Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Park Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Market Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bartholomew Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bartholomew Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mansion House Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Park Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mansion House Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Mansion House Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Albert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Albert Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Albert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oddfellows Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs West Mills Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Northbrook Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Northbrook Street Under investigation
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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