Total Crime Rate

59.4 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

26.4 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

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 59.4 6/10
  • Violent crimes 26.4 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.5 7/10
  • Public order 13.2 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 13.2 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.9 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.6 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Porter End area has the 30th lowest crime rate of 87 local areas in Newbury Central , and the 173rd highest crime rate of 491 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 Porter End (RG14 7JP) in the last 12 months was 59.4 per 1,000 residents and was 68.5% 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 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 26.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 14.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Porter End (RG14 7JP), the main crime hotspot is near Christie Heights. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Porter End area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheriton Close —
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Nightingales Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Christie Heights —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Great Crescent —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Nightingales —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Porter End —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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