Total Crime Rate

124.6 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 124.6 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 36.5 7/10
  • Shoplifting 30.4 7/10
  • Public order 18.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 15.2 7/10
  • Other theft 6.1 6/10
  • Robbery 6.1 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 3/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.0 4/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.0 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Sandleford Lane area has the 26th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Newbury Central , and the 61st highest crime rate of 490 local areas in West Berkshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Sandleford Lane (RG19 8XQ) in the last 12 months was 124.6 per 1,000 residents and was 37.9% 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 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 150.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 21 (≈ 63.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 56.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Sandleford Lane (RG19 8XQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stirrup Close, where police recorded 125 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Priory Place (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Sandleford Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stirrup Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stirrup Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Deadmans Lane Under investigation
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 Priory Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priory Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Priory Place
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Priory Place
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Priory Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Stirrup Close
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stirrup Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stirrup Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Horseshoe End Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stirrup Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Montague Drive Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary The Halters Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stirrup Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft The Triangle 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 2025Shoplifting Stirrup Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Stirrup Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified

Data Sources

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