Total Crime Rate

68.3 per 1,000 6/10 · Typical

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 68.3 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 43.9 8/10
  • Public order 9.8 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.9 4/10
  • Drugs 4.9 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.9 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Newtown Road area has the 40th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Newbury Central , and the 155th highest crime rate of 490 local areas in West Berkshire .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Newtown Road (RG14 7BT) in the last 12 months was 68.3 per 1,000 residents and was 66.0% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -80.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 53.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 61.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newtown Road (RG14 7BT), the main crime hotspot is near St Donats Place. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Newtown Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Childs Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prospect Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Prospect Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs St John'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft St John'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willow Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Porchester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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