Postcode · Newbury
Crime in RG20 9TG
How much crime is recorded in RG20 9TG, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Woolton Hill, Burghclere & Bishops Green
- Council
- Basingstoke and Deane
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,671 (2024)
RG20 9TGNewbury
How safe is RG20 9TG
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 7.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG20 9TG area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
7.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
19
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 9TGNational
Violence and sexual offences5.623.6
Burglary4.99.1
Public order2.54.6
Other theft2.24.5
Anti-social behaviour2.010.7
Bicycle theft1.81.0
Other crime1.41.5
Vehicle crime0.83.5
Criminal damage and arson0.84.7
Drugs0.32.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 60% 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.