Total Crime Rate

187.7 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 187.7 9/10
  • Shoplifting 92.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.7 6/10
  • Public order 21.5 9/10
  • Other theft 12.3 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 9.2 5/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 9.2 7/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Robbery 6.2 7/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Ewing Way area has the 15th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Newbury Central , and the 27th 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 Ewing Way (RG14 7UF) in the last 12 months was 187.7 per 1,000 residents and was 6.5% lower than the Newbury Central average (200.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 55.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 63.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -61.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ewing Way (RG14 7UF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stirrup Close, where police recorded 125 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jago Court (62 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ewing Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stirrup Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stirrup Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Nightingales —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horseshoe End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Horseshoe End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Horseshoe End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Springfield Lane Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stirrup Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stirrup Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stirrup Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stirrup Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stirrup Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stirrup Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stirrup Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Nightingales Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stirrup Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stirrup Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stirrup Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Christie Heights Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Christie Heights Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Christie Heights —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Steel Close —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Steel Close —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Steel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Steel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Steel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Courtlands Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Nightingales —
Sep 2025Burglary The Halters Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bodin Gardens Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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