Total Crime Rate
332.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
169.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Mill Cottages area has the 7th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Newbury Central , and the 12th highest crime rate of 491 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 Mill Cottages (RG14 2JP) in the last 12 months was 332.3 per 1,000 residents and was 76.3% higher 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 47 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 56 (≈ 169.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mill Cottages (RG14 2JP), the main crime hotspot is near B4494. Police recorded 23 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Newbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shop Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shop Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B4494 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shop Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shop Lane | Awaiting court outcome |
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