Crime Rates at London Road, Newbury, RG14 1JN

London Road 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 London Road (RG14 1JN) 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 London Road (RG14 1JN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Parking Area, where police recorded 93 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (43 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.