Total Crime Rate

69.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

45.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 69.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 45.0 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.8 6/10
  • Public order 10.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.5 3/10
  • Other theft 3.5 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Chaucer Crescent area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 87 local areas in Newbury Central , and the 146th highest crime rate of 491 local areas in West Berkshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Chaucer Crescent (RG14 1TP) in the last 12 months was 69.2 per 1,000 residents and was 63.3% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 45.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -80.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Chaucer Crescent (RG14 1TP), the main crime hotspot is near Digby Road. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 17 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Chaucer Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Brummell Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Donnington Square —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Digby Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Crescent Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chaucer Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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