Total Crime Rate
88.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
55.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026The Vo Tec Centre area has the 39th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Newbury Central , and the 103rd highest crime rate of 491 local areas in West Berkshire .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around The Vo Tec Centre (RG14 5TN) in the last 12 months was 88.0 per 1,000 residents and was 53.3% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 55.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around The Vo Tec Centre (RG14 5TN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Conference/Exhibition Centre, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cogent Crescent (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Newbury Greenham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cogent Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Cogent Crescent | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cogent Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cogent Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Cogent Crescent | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Conference/Exhibition Centre | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Home Straight | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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