Total Crime Rate
5.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
3.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Pear Tree Lane area has the lowest crime rate of 18 local areas in Newbury Clay Hill , and the 10th lowest crime rate of 491 local areas in West Berkshire .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Pear Tree Lane (RG14 2LX) in the last 12 months was 5.9 per 1,000 residents and was 92.0% 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 Other theft with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 23.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pear Tree Lane (RG14 2LX), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Hedgeway, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Orchard Close (5 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Newbury| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hedgeway | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Stoney Lane | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Hedgeway | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Hedgeway | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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