Total Crime Rate
69.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
38.5 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bath Road area has the 42nd lowest crime rate of 87 local areas in Newbury Central , and the 144th highest crime rate of 491 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 Bath Road (RG14 1RA) in the last 12 months was 69.9 per 1,000 residents and was 62.9% lower than the Newbury Central average (188.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 38.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bath Road (RG14 1RA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pound Lane, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Battle Close (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Newbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Bath Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Penn Road | — |
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