Postcode sector · Newbury

Crime in RG20 4

How much crime is recorded in RG20 4, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council: Basingstoke and Deane
Region: South East
Population: 9,181 (2024)

RG20 4Postcode sector · Newbury

Crime

How safe is RG20 4

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in RG20 4, broadly in line with the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band

6/ 10

Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm

29.4

Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1

All crime

Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67

By type

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 4National

Shoplifting26.98.4

Violence and sexual offences22.323.6

Burglary15.89.1

Anti-social behaviour6.210.7

Public order5.84.6

Criminal damage and arson4.64.7

Other theft3.94.5

Vehicle crime2.43.5

Drugs2.42.4

Bicycle theft1.81.0

Other crime1.51.5

Robbery1.51.4

Theft from the person0.72.1

Possession of weapons0.50.9

Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000

2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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