Total Crime Rate

113.9 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

73.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 113.9 8/10
  • Violent crimes 73.8 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 67.5 9/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.3 4/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Drugs 6.3 6/10
  • Public order 6.3 5/10
  • Other crime 4.2 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 2.1 1/10
  • Burglary 2.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Racecourse Road area has the 28th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Newbury Central , and the 65th highest 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 Racecourse Road (RG14 7GL) in the last 12 months was 113.9 per 1,000 residents and was 39.6% lower than the Newbury Central average (188.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 32 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 73.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 1828.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Racecourse Road (RG14 7GL), the main crime hotspot is near Boundary Road. Police recorded 32 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Racecourse Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hennessy Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Racecourse Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Racecourse Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Racecourse Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Racecourse Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Christopher Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Junction Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Junction Terrace Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Boundary Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Race Track Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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