Crime Rates at Kings Road West, Newbury, RG14 5BY

Kings Road West area has the highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Newbury Central , and the 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 Kings Road West (RG14 5BY) in the last 12 months was 1368.6 per 1,000 residents and was 626.2% 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 187 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -46.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 256 (≈ 629.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -10.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kings Road West (RG14 5BY), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Bridge Street, where police recorded 112 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (50 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.