Postcode · Newbury
Crime in RG14 5TS
How much crime is recorded in RG14 5TS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Newbury Central & Greenham
- Council
- West Berkshire
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,409 (2024)
RG14 5TSNewbury
How safe is RG14 5TS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG14 5TS area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
16.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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 5TSNational
Violence and sexual offences13.423.6
Burglary7.09.1
Anti-social behaviour5.610.7
Criminal damage and arson4.04.7
Other theft3.94.5
Public order2.04.6
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Drugs1.32.4
Bicycle theft0.61.0
Other crime0.51.5
Theft from the person0.22.1
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 9% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.