Crime Rates at Shaw Road, Newbury, RG14 1HR

Shaw Road area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Newbury Central , and the 51st 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 Shaw Road (RG14 1HR) in the last 12 months was 132.9 per 1,000 residents and was 33.8% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -27.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 27 (≈ 81.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 28.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 17.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaw Road (RG14 1HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hutton Close (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.