Postcode · Newbury
Crime in RG14 5BU
How much crime is recorded in RG14 5BU, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Newbury Central & Greenham
- Council
- West Berkshire
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,509 (2024)
How safe is RG14 5BU
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 34.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG14 5BU area, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
34.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
60
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
RG14 5BUNational
Violence and sexual offences25.623.6
Burglary9.59.1
Vehicle crime5.63.5
Anti-social behaviour5.210.7
Other theft5.04.5
Public order4.84.6
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Bicycle theft2.71.0
Drugs2.22.4
Other crime1.41.5
Robbery0.51.4
Shoplifting0.38.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.