Total Crime Rate
71.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
37.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Pinchington Lane area has the 42nd highest crime rate of 87 local areas in Newbury Central , and the 135th highest 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 Pinchington Lane (RG14 7HB) in the last 12 months was 71.9 per 1,000 residents and was 61.8% lower than the Newbury Central average (188.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Burglary ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 37.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -8.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -77.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Pinchington Lane (RG14 7HB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Stirrup Close, where police recorded 132 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Jago Court (51 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Horseshoe End | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Robertson Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Steel Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Steel Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Steel Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Steel Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Steel Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Jago Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Jago Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Jago Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Jago Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jago Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jago Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Jago Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bodin Gardens | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Robertson Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Steel Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Stirrup Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Stirrup Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Stirrup Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Stirrup Close | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Stirrup Close | Local resolution |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Stirrup Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Stirrup Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Stirrup Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Stirrup Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Stirrup Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Horseshoe End | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Horseshoe End | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Horseshoe End | Under investigation |
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