Total Crime Rate

235.5 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

149.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 235.5 10/10
  • Violent crimes 149.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 130.3 10/10
  • Other theft 20.4 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 17.3 9/10
  • Public order 17.3 9/10
  • Drugs 14.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.9 7/10
  • Shoplifting 4.7 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Other crime 3.1 3/10
  • Burglary 1.6 1/10
  • Robbery 1.6 1/10
  • Theft from the person 1.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Boundary Road area has the 9th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Newbury Central , and the 18th highest crime rate of 491 local areas in West Berkshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Boundary Road (RG14 5QE) in the last 12 months was 235.5 per 1,000 residents and was 24.9% higher 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 83 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 175.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 95 (≈ 149.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -52.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Boundary Road (RG14 5QE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Boundary Road, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Mill Lane (16 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Boundary Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Junction Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thornycroft Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Ampere Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Junction Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Railway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Christopher Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thornycroft Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thornycroft Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Boundary Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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