Total Crime Rate

142.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 142.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 55.0 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 22.0 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 11.0 9/10
  • Burglary 11.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 11.0 7/10
  • Drugs 11.0 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 11.0 10/10
  • Public order 11.0 8/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Argyle Road area has the 20th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Newbury Central , and the 45th highest crime rate of 490 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 Argyle Road (RG14 6BX) in the last 12 months was 142.9 per 1,000 residents and was 28.8% lower than the Newbury Central average (200.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 76.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -83.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Argyle Road (RG14 6BX), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Argyle Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Childs Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons St Nicholas' Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order St David'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Michael'S Road
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willow Close
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kennet Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Kennet Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area
Sep 2025Public order St Nicholas' Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Rectory Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Nicholas' Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pound Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pound Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St John'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs St John'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Prospect Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prospect Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rectory Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Local resolution

Data Sources

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