Total Crime Rate

80.3 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 80.3 7/10
  • Drugs 34.0 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.8 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Linden Close area has the 43rd highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Newbury Central , and the 128th 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 Linden Close (RG14 1QA) in the last 12 months was 80.3 per 1,000 residents and was 60.0% lower than the Newbury Central average (200.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Drugs with 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 27.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -35.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Linden Close (RG14 1QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Western Avenue, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Digby Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Linden Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Posting House Mews Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Maplespeen Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Digby Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Digby Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Western Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Western Avenue Under investigation
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Data Sources

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