Total Crime Rate

88.0 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

55.6 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 88.0 7/10
  • Violent crimes 55.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.3 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.3 7/10
  • Burglary 4.6 5/10
  • Other theft 4.6 5/10
  • Public order 4.6 4/10
  • Robbery 4.6 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.6 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Express Way 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 Express Way (RG14 5TX) 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 Express Way (RG14 5TX), the main crime hotspot is near Cogent Crescent. Police recorded 12 crimes here, including 8 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Express Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Home Straight Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overbridge Square Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Overbridge Square Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cogent Crescent
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cogent Crescent
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cogent Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cogent Crescent Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cogent Crescent Under investigation

Data Sources

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