Total Crime Rate

445.9 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 445.9 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 127.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 70.1 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 57.3 10/10
  • Public order 44.6 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 38.2 10/10
  • Drugs 25.5 10/10
  • Other theft 25.5 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 25.5 10/10
  • Other crime 19.1 10/10
  • Burglary 6.4 7/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.4 8/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Link Road area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Newbury Central , and the 8th highest crime rate of 490 local areas in West Berkshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Link Road (RG14 7LS) in the last 12 months was 445.9 per 1,000 residents and was 122.2% higher 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 20 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 120.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 178.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 7.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -11.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Link Road (RG14 7LS), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 62 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Link Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/33)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences John Childs Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Drugs St John'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Pound Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Pound Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft St John'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St John'S Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cheap Street —
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Cheap Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheap Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Porchester Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Willow Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Prospect Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prospect Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order St Nicholas' Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences St Nicholas' Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons St Nicholas' Road Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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