Total Crime Rate

99.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

48.5 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 99.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 48.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.6 7/10
  • Public order 17.9 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.3 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.8 8/10
  • Burglary 5.1 6/10
  • Drugs 5.1 6/10
  • Other crime 5.1 7/10
  • Other theft 5.1 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.6 2/10
  • 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
  • Vehicle crime 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

Gaywood Drive area has the 4th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Newbury Clay Hill , and the 80th highest crime rate of 491 local areas in West Berkshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gaywood Drive (RG14 2PR) in the last 12 months was 99.5 per 1,000 residents and was 34.6% higher than the Newbury Clay Hill average (73.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 48.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gaywood Drive (RG14 2PR), the main crime hotspot is near Oakley Road. Police recorded 18 crimes here, including 13 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gaywood Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Leonardslee Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Alder Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Birchwood Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Claremont Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ascott Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Oakley Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Ascott Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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