Total Crime Rate

80.2 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 80.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 25.3 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 8.4 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 8.4 9/10
  • Burglary 8.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 8.4 6/10
  • Drugs 8.4 8/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 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

Denman Drive area has the 44th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Newbury Central , and the 129th highest crime rate of 490 local areas in West Berkshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Denman Drive (RG14 7GD) in the last 12 months was 80.2 per 1,000 residents and was 60.1% 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 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 25.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Denman Drive (RG14 7GD), the main crime hotspot is near Boundary Road. Police recorded 36 crimes here, including 20 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Denman Drive area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Christopher Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Racecourse Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Boundary Road
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Boundary Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Railway Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Adey'S Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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