Total Crime Rate
135.4 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Greenham Road area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Newbury Central , and the 49th highest crime rate of 490 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 Greenham Road (RG14 7JE) in the last 12 months was 135.4 per 1,000 residents and was 32.5% lower than the Newbury Central average (200.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 62.5% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 27.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -27.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 3.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Greenham Road (RG14 7JE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cheriton Close, where police recorded 29 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hamilton Court (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Newbury Central| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Courtlands Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Coppice Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Racecourse Road | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Nightingales | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Nightingales | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | The Nightingales | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Adey'S Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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