Total Crime Rate

130.8 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

60.8 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 130.8 8/10
  • Violent crimes 60.8 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 56.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 18.7 9/10
  • Other theft 18.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.4 5/10
  • Other crime 9.4 9/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.4 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.7 7/10
  • Public order 4.7 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • 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
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

Kennet Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Newbury Central , and the 48th 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 Kennet Road (RG14 5JA) in the last 12 months was 130.8 per 1,000 residents and was 30.6% lower 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 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 Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 60.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -43.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -39.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kennet Road (RG14 5JA), 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 (48 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Kennet Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (26/26)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Nicholas' Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Bridge Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pound Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pound Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pound Street —
Apr 2026Drugs West Mills Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs West Mills Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Mills —
Apr 2026Burglary Swan Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oddfellows Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St David'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northcroft Lane —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bartholomew Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rockingham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bartholomew Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northcroft Lane —
Apr 2026Public order Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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