Newbury Central
WardThe south west of the West Berkshire. About 7,788 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 1.6 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by ward
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 100% of people in Newbury Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
How Newbury Central compares
Each dot is a ward. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Newbury Central safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Newbury Central at a rate of 190.0 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 65.0 per 1,000 people across West Berkshire.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 132 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Newbury Central.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (385), other crime (227) and shoplifting (208).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of West Berkshire
These figures are published for the whole of West Berkshire, not for each ward, so they describe all of West Berkshire and not Newbury Central alone. See West Berkshire
Newbury Central in brief
Newbury Central had 7,429 usual residents at the census.
About 100% of people in Newbury Central live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Newbury Central, 62.4% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.
In Newbury Central, 3.8% of residents aged 16 to 64 were claiming out-of-work benefits in August 2026.