Total Crime Rate

99.4 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 99.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 54.5 8/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Robbery 9.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 9.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Drugs 3.2 3/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Old College Road area has the 35th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Newbury Central , and the 87th 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 Old College Road (RG14 1TB) in the last 12 months was 99.4 per 1,000 residents and was 50.5% lower than the Newbury Central average (200.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 28.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -54.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Old College Road (RG14 1TB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Western Avenue, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Old College Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Western Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Oxford Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Cherry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cherry Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Lynton Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary The Broadway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Western Avenue Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson The Broadway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Maplespeen Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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