Postcode · Newbury
Crime in RG20 8SL
How much crime is recorded in RG20 8SL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Chieveley, East Isley & Compton
- Council
- West Berkshire
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,709 (2024)
RG20 8SLNewbury
How safe is RG20 8SL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG20 8SL 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
16.0
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 8SLNational
Violence and sexual offences11.023.6
Burglary9.99.1
Criminal damage and arson3.84.7
Other crime2.31.5
Anti-social behaviour2.110.7
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Other theft1.94.5
Shoplifting0.48.4
Public order0.44.6
Drugs0.32.4
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.