Total Crime Rate

89.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.5 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 89.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 62.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 49.1 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.6 7/10
  • Public order 11.2 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.7 5/10
  • Other theft 2.2 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.2 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.2 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

St Michaels Road area has the 38th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Newbury Central , and the 99th 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 St Michaels Road (RG14 5LR) in the last 12 months was 89.3 per 1,000 residents and was 52.6% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Anti-social behaviour ( -46.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 62.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around St Michaels Road (RG14 5LR), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 49 crimes here, including 24 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in St Michaels Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (23/23)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Mills —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rockingham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pound Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pound Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pound Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oddfellows Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Public order Hampton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Nicholas' Road Under investigation
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 St David'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Swan Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs West Mills Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs West Mills Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bartholomew Street —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Sports/Recreation Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bartholomew Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Under investigation
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Data Sources

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