Total Crime Rate

1555.3 per 1,000 10/10 · 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 1555.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 584.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 368.6 10/10
  • Public order 147.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 122.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 68.8 10/10
  • Drugs 61.4 10/10
  • Other theft 59.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 49.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 22.1 10/10
  • Other crime 19.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.7 10/10
  • Burglary 17.2 10/10
  • Robbery 9.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 8/10
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 highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Newbury Central , and the highest crime rate of 490 local areas in West Berkshire .

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 Park Way (RG14 1EF) in the last 12 months was 1555.3 per 1,000 residents and was 675.0% higher 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 238 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 108.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 304 (≈ 746.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Park Way (RG14 1EF), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 169 crimes here, including 72 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Park Way area

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

Data Sources

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