Total Crime Rate

185.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 185.1 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.5 9/10
  • Drugs 27.6 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 19.3 9/10
  • Other theft 16.6 9/10
  • Public order 13.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.3 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.3 7/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Theft from the person 2.8 3/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Park Way area has the 16th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Newbury Central , and the 28th highest crime rate of 490 local areas in West Berkshire .

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 Park Way (RG14 1EE) in the last 12 months was 185.1 per 1,000 residents and was 7.8% lower than the Newbury Central average (200.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 23 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 77.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -24.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -9.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Way (RG14 1EE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bridge Street, where police recorded 131 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (47 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Park Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wharf Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lynton Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charlton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charlton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs St Mary'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Gardens Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Clarendon Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bridge Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Northbrook Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wharf Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Wharf Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Robbery Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northbrook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Northbrook Street Under investigation

Data Sources

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