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Overview of West Berkshire crime rate

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West Berkshire holds a medium crime rating, positioned 14th among 25 neighboring boroughs for its crime rate. In 2023, the area reported 11,351 crimes, with a population of 161,447, leading to a crime rate of 70.31 per 1,000 residents—a slight decrease of 1.69% from the previous year.

Leading crime categories in West Berkshire include Violence and sexual offences (38.8%), Anti-social behaviour (10.9%), and Public order (9.0%), with the least common being Theft from the person (0.9%), Possession of weapons (0.7%), and Robbery (0.5%).

The area’s 24 wards show variance in crime rates, with Newbury Central (194.9), Theale (113.3), and Newbury Greenham (112.6) experiencing the highest rates, whereas Downlands (40.0), Tilehurst & Purley (37.7), and Basildon (22.0) are the safest.

Looking at postcode districts within West Berkshire, RG30 (205.6), RG1 (188.3), and RG14 (131.6) feature the highest crime rates, with SN8 (54.4), RG26 (41.4), and RG8 (40.6) being the safest.

In West Berkshire, there was a notable increase in Violence and sexual offences by 3.36% in 2020, 2.71% in 2021, and 4.29% in 2022. Public order offences rose by 4.73% in 2021 but saw a decline of 2.32% in 2023. Other theft decreased by 2.09% in 2020, then increased by 1.55% in 2022. Shoplifting decreased by 1.87% in 2020 but increased by 1.94% in 2023. On the decrease side, Criminal damage and arson dropped by 1.52% in 2020, and Vehicle crime saw a reduction of 1.61% in the same year.

West Berkshire crime incidents by crime type

A total of 11351 crime incidents were reported in 2023. Below is the breakdown by crime type.

Violence and sexual offences – 4408 (38.8)%
Anti-social behaviour – 1242 (10.9)%
Public order – 1025 (9.0)%
Criminal damage and arson – 994 (8.8)%
Shoplifting – 904 (8.0)%
Other theft – 791 (7.0)%
Vehicle crime – 581 (5.1)%
Burglary – 503 (4.4)%
Drugs – 306 (2.7)%
Other crime – 196 (1.7)%
Bicycle theft – 157 (1.4)%
Theft from the person – 98 (0.9)%
Possession of weapons – 85 (0.7)%
Robbery – 61 (0.5)%

How does West Berkshire compare against nearby areas ?

West Berkshire ranks 14th when compared against 25 nearby boroughs/local administrative districts.

List of nearby boroughs/local administrative districts from high crime rate to low (2023):

Heat map for all nearby areas West Berkshire is compared against

Crime rates in West Berkshire wards

There are 24 wards within West Berkshire. Newbury Central, Theale, Newbury Greenham has highest crime rate (crime per 1000 residents). Below map shows 2023 crime rates broken down by crime types.

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List of all 24 wards from high crime rate to low.