Total Crime Rate

50.0 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 50.0 5/10
  • Violent crimes 34.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.9 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.3 3/10
  • Public order 2.6 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Pear Tree Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 18 local areas in Newbury Clay Hill , and the 198th highest crime rate of 491 local areas in West Berkshire .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Pear Tree Lane (RG14 2LU) in the last 12 months was 50.0 per 1,000 residents and was 32.3% lower than the Newbury Clay Hill average (73.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 20.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 34.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Pear Tree Lane (RG14 2LU), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hedgeway, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cromwell Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Pear Tree Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Burglary Stoney Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Hedgeway —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Hedgeway Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Hedgeway Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cromwell Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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