Total Crime Rate
113.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
73.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kingman Way 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 Kingman Way (RG14 7GS) 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 Kingman Way (RG14 7GS), the main crime hotspot is near Shopping Area. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 29 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Newbury Greenham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Race Track | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Drugs | Shopping Area | Under investigation |
StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. © Crown copyright and database right.