Total Crime Rate

132.9 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 132.9 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.0 9/10
  • Burglary 12.7 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Other theft 8.4 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 6.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 4.2 6/10
  • Drugs 4.2 5/10
  • Public order 4.2 4/10
  • Shoplifting 2.1 1/10
  • Theft from the person 2.1 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.1 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Kingman Way area has the 24th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Newbury Central , and the 52nd 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 Kingman Way (RG14 7GS) in the last 12 months was 132.9 per 1,000 residents and was 33.8% 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 36 offences recorded. The least common crime was Shoplifting with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 38 (≈ 80.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 81.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3000.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Kingman Way (RG14 7GS), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 41 crimes here, including 26 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Kingman Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Race Track Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Race Track Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Race Track Under investigation
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Data Sources

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