Total Crime Rate

45.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 45.5 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.6 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.1 3/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.4 3/10
  • Burglary 1.7 1/10
  • Other theft 1.7 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Night Owls area has the 23rd lowest crime rate of 88 local areas in Newbury Central , and the 233rd highest crime rate of 490 local areas in West Berkshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Night Owls (RG19 8SB) in the last 12 months was 45.5 per 1,000 residents and was 77.4% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 16 (≈ 26.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 60.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 134.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Night Owls (RG19 8SB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Great Crescent, where police recorded 8 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Haysoms Drive (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Night Owls area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Great Crescent Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Woodlands View —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Greenacre Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Garden —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour High Garden —
Sep 2025Other theft Water Lane Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Spa Meadow Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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