Total Crime Rate

128.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

20.8 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

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 128.5 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 72.9 10/10
  • Violent crimes 20.8 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 20.8 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.9 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.4 8/10
  • Other theft 6.9 6/10
  • Burglary 3.5 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Elm View area has the 23rd highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Newbury Central , and the 49th highest crime rate of 491 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 Elm View (RG14 7JG) in the last 12 months was 128.5 per 1,000 residents and was 31.8% lower than the Newbury Central average (188.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 21 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 20.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elm View (RG14 7JG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Cheriton Close, where police recorded 30 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Hamilton Court (9 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Elm View area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Nightingales —
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Nightingales Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheriton Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Porter End —
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
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Data Sources

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