Total Crime Rate

175.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

51.3 per 1,000 8/10 · 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 175.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 51.3 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 44.0 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 36.6 10/10
  • Other theft 25.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 22.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 14.7 7/10
  • Burglary 11.0 9/10
  • Drugs 7.3 7/10
  • Other crime 7.3 8/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Bicycle 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

Basingstoke Road area has the 15th highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Newbury Central , and the 30th highest crime rate of 491 local areas in West Berkshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Basingstoke Road (RG19 8HW) in the last 12 months was 175.8 per 1,000 residents and was 6.7% lower than the Newbury Central average (188.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 2 cases , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 51.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Basingstoke Road (RG19 8HW), the highest concentration of overall crime is near First Street, where police recorded 3 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Square (2 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

Crime Over Time in Basingstoke Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (1/1)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences The Square Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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