Total Crime Rate

1555.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 1555.3 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 584.8 10/10
  • Shoplifting 368.6 10/10
  • Public order 147.4 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 122.9 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 68.8 10/10
  • Drugs 61.4 10/10
  • Other theft 59.0 10/10
  • Bicycle theft 49.1 10/10
  • Theft from the person 22.1 10/10
  • Other crime 19.7 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 19.7 10/10
  • Burglary 17.2 10/10
  • Robbery 9.8 9/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.9 8/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bear Lane area has the highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Newbury Central , and the highest crime rate of 490 local areas in West Berkshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bear Lane (RG14 5AL) in the last 12 months was 1555.3 per 1,000 residents and was 675.0% higher than the Newbury Central average (200.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 238 offences recorded. The least common crime was Possession of weapons with 2 cases , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 108.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 304 (≈ 746.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 41.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -4.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bear Lane (RG14 5AL), the main crime hotspot is near Parking Area. Police recorded 208 crimes here, including 85 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bear Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/72)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Supermarket Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Cheap Street —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Sep 2025Other theft Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bridge Street Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bridge Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Cheap Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Market Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parking Area Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Robbery Bridge Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Market Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Cheap Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Kings Road West —
Sep 2025Drugs Parking Area Local resolution
Sep 2025Shoplifting Nightclub Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mansion House Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Mansion House Street —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Mabel Luke Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Mabel Luke Place Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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