Postcode · Newbury
Crime in RG20 5RY
How much crime is recorded in RG20 5RY, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Kingsclere & Heath End
- Council
- Basingstoke and Deane
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,737 (2024)
RG20 5RYNewbury
How safe is RG20 5RY
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG20 5RY area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
21.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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 5RYNational
Violence and sexual offences14.223.6
Burglary8.49.1
Criminal damage and arson4.84.7
Public order4.64.6
Other theft2.94.5
Vehicle crime2.63.5
Anti-social behaviour2.610.7
Possession of weapons2.00.9
Other crime1.61.5
Drugs1.22.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 35% 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.