Total Crime Rate
1555.3 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Bartholomew Street area has the highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Newbury Central , and the 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 Bartholomew Street (RG14 5HB) in the last 12 months was 1555.3 per 1,000 residents and was 675.0% higher 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 238 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 108.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 304 (≈ 746.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bartholomew Street (RG14 5HB), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 213 crimes here, including 88 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Newbury Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Parking Area | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Northbrook Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Northbrook Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Cheap Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Northbrook Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Northbrook Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Northbrook Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Market Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Northbrook Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Northbrook Street | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kimbers Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Kings Road West | — |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Cheap Street | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Parking Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Vehicle crime | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Shoplifting | Nightclub | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | Parking Area | Local resolution |
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