Total Crime Rate

377.6 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025

Violent Crime Rate

172.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

Nov 2024 - Oct 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 377.6 10/10
  • Violent crimes 172.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 148.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 120.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 30.2 10/10
  • Other theft 30.2 10/10
  • Public order 21.2 9/10
  • Other crime 12.1 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Burglary 3.0 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Nov 2024 - Oct 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Shaw Farm Road area has the 6th highest crime rate of 89 local areas in Newbury Central , and the 11th highest crime rate of 492 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 Shaw Farm Road (RG14 2HY) in the last 12 months was 377.6 per 1,000 residents and was 90.5% higher than the Newbury Central average (198.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 49 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 57 (≈ 172.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 21.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 77.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Shaw Farm Road (RG14 2HY), the main crime hotspot is near Shaw Farm Road, with 1 recorded incidents. This location is within roughly 0.3 miles of the postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Shaw Farm Road area

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Data Sources

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