Total Crime Rate
88.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
55.6 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Express 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.
View Crime In Newbury Greenham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Home Straight | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Overbridge Square | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Overbridge Square | Under investigation |
| 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 |
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