Total Crime Rate

104.0 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 104.0 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.0 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.8 5/10
  • Public order 14.6 8/10
  • Other theft 10.4 8/10
  • Shoplifting 10.4 5/10
  • Burglary 8.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.2 5/10
  • Robbery 4.2 6/10
  • Other crime 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Rectory Close area has the 32nd highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Newbury Central , and the 77th highest crime rate of 490 local areas in West Berkshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Rectory Close (RG14 6DD) in the last 12 months was 104.0 per 1,000 residents and was 48.2% lower than the Newbury Central average (200.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -54.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 39.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -38.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -2.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Rectory Close (RG14 6DD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Pound Street, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near St George'S Avenue (20 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Rectory Close area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order St Nicholas' Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Rectory Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Oak Drive —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Sports/Recreation Area —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willow Close —
Sep 2025Public order Pound Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pound Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Nicholas' Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons St Nicholas' Road Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour St Michael'S Road —
Sep 2025Public order St David'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Buckingham Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Rectory Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Ireland Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Ireland Drive Unable to prosecute suspect

Data Sources

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