Crime Rates at Newtown Road, Newbury, RG14 7EB

Newtown Road area has the highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Newbury Greenham , and the 11th 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 Newtown Road (RG14 7EB) in the last 12 months was 356.8 per 1,000 residents and was 318.8% higher 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 52 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -11.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 84 (≈ 197.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -12.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Newtown Road (RG14 7EB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Steel Close, where police recorded 70 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jago Court (51 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.