Total Crime Rate

102.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 102.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 17.2 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.3 8/10
  • Public order 12.3 8/10
  • Burglary 7.4 7/10
  • Drugs 7.4 7/10
  • Other crime 2.5 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Poplar Place area has the 34th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Newbury Central , and the 79th 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 Poplar Place (RG14 1NA) in the last 12 months was 102.9 per 1,000 residents and was 48.7% 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 56.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Poplar Place (RG14 1NA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Poplar Place, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Rowan Drive (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Poplar Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Poplar Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hawthorn Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Poplar Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Poplar Place —
Sep 2025Burglary Almond Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cherry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cherry Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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