Total Crime Rate
10.3 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Wendan Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Newbury Greenham , and the 34th lowest crime rate of 491 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 Wendan Road (RG14 7AE) in the last 12 months was 10.3 per 1,000 residents and was 87.9% lower than the Newbury Greenham average (85.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 44.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Wendan Road (RG14 7AE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sports/Recreation Area, where police recorded 19 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Ireland Drive (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Newbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Hampton Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Willow Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Willow Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Sports/Recreation Area | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sports/Recreation Area | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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