Total Crime Rate

150.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.2 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 150.8 9/10
  • Shoplifting 58.5 8/10
  • Violent crimes 46.2 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 24.6 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 15.4 9/10
  • Public order 15.4 9/10
  • Burglary 6.2 6/10
  • Drugs 6.2 6/10
  • Other theft 6.2 6/10
  • Robbery 6.2 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.1 4/10
  • Theft from the person 3.1 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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

Ewing Way area has the 17th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Newbury Central , and the 36th highest crime rate of 491 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 150.8 per 1,000 residents and was 20.0% lower than the Newbury Central average (188.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 25.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 46.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.9% 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 132 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jago Court (51 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Ewing Way area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/43)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stirrup Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Nightingales —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Robertson Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Jago Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Friars Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Horseshoe End —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stirrup Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Halters Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Christie Heights —
Apr 2026Shoplifting The Nightingales Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Horseshoe End Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Jago Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Steel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Steel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Robbery Steel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Steel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Steel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Steel Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Steel Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Horseshoe End Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stirrup Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Robertson Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Jago Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Springfield Lane —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stirrup Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stirrup Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stirrup Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Stirrup Close Local resolution
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jago Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Cheriton Close —
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Data Sources

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