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 Davids 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 Davids Road (RG14 5PS) 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 Davids Road (RG14 5PS), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in St Davids Road area

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

Data Sources

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