Total Crime Rate

286.3 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 286.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 82.4 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 62.8 9/10
  • Public order 51.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 27.5 8/10
  • Other theft 19.6 9/10
  • Burglary 11.8 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.8 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.8 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.9 6/10
  • Drugs 3.9 5/10
  • Other crime 3.9 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.9 6/10
  • Robbery 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

Strawberry Hill area has the 9th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Newbury Central , and the 15th highest crime rate of 490 local areas in West Berkshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Strawberry Hill (RG14 1GE) in the last 12 months was 286.3 per 1,000 residents and was 42.6% higher than the Newbury Central average (200.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 44.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 30 (≈ 117.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -30.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Strawberry Hill (RG14 1GE), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 80 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Strawberry Hill area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Western Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary The Broadway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Broadway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Park Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lynton Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Northbrook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cansfield End Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Western Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Northcroft Lane —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Northcroft Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Maplespeen Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Northbrook Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Northbrook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Saffron Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Northbrook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Northbrook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Northbrook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Northbrook Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Albert Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Northbrook Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Albert Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Albert Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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