Total Crime Rate

105.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

36.5 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 105.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 36.5 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.4 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 18.3 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 9.1 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.1 7/10
  • Drugs 9.1 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 9.1 7/10
  • Other crime 4.6 6/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Shoplifting 4.6 3/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Gordon Road area has the 30th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Newbury Central , and the 71st 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 Gordon Road (RG14 5RN) in the last 12 months was 105.0 per 1,000 residents and was 44.3% lower than the Newbury Central average (188.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 36.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 4.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gordon Road (RG14 5RN), the main crime hotspot is near Mabel Luke Place. Police recorded 74 crimes here, including 49 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gordon Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (24/24)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary Shopping Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Carnegie Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bus/Coach Station Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Bicycle theft Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Boundary Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thornycroft Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Queen'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Thornycroft Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Bus/Coach Station Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Railway Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Shopping Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Thornycroft Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Shopping Area —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mabel Luke Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mabel Luke Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mabel Luke Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mabel Luke Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Mabel Luke Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mabel Luke Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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