Total Crime Rate

417.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 417.9 10/10
  • Shoplifting 171.6 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 85.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 37.3 9/10
  • Public order 37.3 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 29.9 10/10
  • Robbery 14.9 10/10
  • Other theft 11.2 8/10
  • Drugs 7.5 7/10
  • Theft from the person 7.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.5 7/10
  • Burglary 3.7 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.7 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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

London Road area has the 5th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Newbury Central , and the 10th highest crime rate of 490 local areas in West Berkshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around London Road (RG14 2BX) in the last 12 months was 417.9 per 1,000 residents and was 108.2% higher 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 46 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Theft from the person ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 141.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 20.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around London Road (RG14 2BX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 57 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Shopping Area (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in London Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Craven Dene Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hutton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Mary'S Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs St Mary'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Marconi Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charlton Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenham Mill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenham Mill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Drugs Craven Dene Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Craven Dene Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Martingale Chase Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Martingale Chase Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Charlton Place Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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