Total Crime Rate

77.9 per 1,000 7/10 · 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 77.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 32.6 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 23.6 8/10
  • Other theft 10.9 8/10
  • Burglary 5.4 6/10
  • Public order 3.6 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 1.8 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Farrier Street area has the 44th lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Newbury Central , and the 136th highest crime rate of 490 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 Farrier Street (RG14 7WP) in the last 12 months was 77.9 per 1,000 residents and was 61.2% lower 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 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 36.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -1.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Farrier Street (RG14 7WP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Forest Glade, where police recorded 13 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Overbridge Square (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Farrier Street area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Brookway Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Express Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Home Straight
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Forest Glade
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Forest Glade Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairstone Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fairstone Under investigation

Data Sources

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