Total Crime Rate

50.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

11.6 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

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 50.4 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 27.1 10/10
  • Violent crimes 11.6 3/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.6 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.9 2/10
  • Burglary 3.9 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.9 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Rockingham Road area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 87 local areas in Newbury Central , and the 195th highest crime rate of 491 local areas in West Berkshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rockingham Road (RG14 5PD) in the last 12 months was 50.4 per 1,000 residents and was 73.3% lower than the Newbury Central average (188.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Criminal damage and arson with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 250.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 11.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rockingham Road (RG14 5PD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pound Street, where police recorded 28 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St Nicholas' Road (15 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rockingham Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pound Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northcroft Lane
Apr 2026Shoplifting Pound Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Pound Street
Apr 2026Public order Hampton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Nicholas' Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St David'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Michael'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs West Mills Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Rockingham Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour West Mills
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Enborne Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Enborne Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Enborne Grove Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Northcroft Lane
Apr 2026Drugs West Mills Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Oddfellows Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Craven Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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