Postcode · Newbury
Crime in RG20 0HS
How much crime is recorded in RG20 0HS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kintbury & Boxford
- Council
- West Berkshire
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,523 (2024)
RG20 0HSNewbury
How safe is RG20 0HS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 11.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG20 0HS area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
11.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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).
RG20 0HSNational
Violence and sexual offences8.623.6
Anti-social behaviour5.610.7
Burglary5.59.1
Criminal damage and arson3.14.7
Public order2.84.6
Other theft1.54.5
Drugs1.42.4
Other crime1.21.5
Robbery0.51.4
Possession of weapons0.50.9
Shoplifting0.28.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 48% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.