Total Crime Rate

142.3 per 1,000 9/10 · Very 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 142.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.7 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.0 8/10
  • Public order 15.0 9/10
  • Other crime 11.2 10/10
  • Burglary 7.5 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.8 6/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.8 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Church Road area has the 21st highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Newbury Central , and the 47th 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 Church Road (RG14 2DP) in the last 12 months was 142.3 per 1,000 residents and was 29.1% lower than the Newbury Central average (200.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( 25.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 23 (≈ 86.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 91.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -32.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Church Road (RG14 2DP), the main crime hotspot is near Hutton Close. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Church Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sports/Recreation Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Sherrardmead Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cromwell Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Hutton Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pike Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pike Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Sherrardmead Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Glebefields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Glebefields Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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