Total Crime Rate

168.4 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

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 168.4 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 42.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 31.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.6 7/10
  • Public order 21.1 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 21.1 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 10.5 9/10
  • Drugs 10.5 8/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pembroke Road area has the 17th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Newbury Central , and the 34th highest crime rate of 490 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 Pembroke Road (RG14 1BX) in the last 12 months was 168.4 per 1,000 residents and was 16.1% lower than the Newbury Central average (200.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 4 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 5 (≈ 52.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 66.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -85.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pembroke Road (RG14 1BX), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 168 crimes here, including 68 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Pembroke Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mansion House Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mansion House Street
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kennet Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kennet Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Saffron Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wharf Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mallard Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mansion House Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Mallard Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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