Postcode · Newbury
Crime in RG20 8TP
How much crime is recorded in RG20 8TP, 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
- 1,542 (2024)
RG20 8TPNewbury
How safe is RG20 8TP
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG20 8TP 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
18.7
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).
RG20 8TPNational
Violence and sexual offences13.423.6
Burglary10.49.1
Criminal damage and arson4.74.7
Vehicle crime3.23.5
Public order3.04.6
Shoplifting2.58.4
Other theft1.94.5
Drugs1.62.4
Other crime1.31.5
Anti-social behaviour0.710.7
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 24% 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.