Total Crime Rate

93.8 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 93.8 7/10
  • Violent crimes 62.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 52.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 16.8 7/10
  • Public order 9.6 7/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 4.8 4/10
  • Other theft 4.8 5/10
  • Drugs 2.4 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.4 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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

Monks Lane area has the 4th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Newbury Greenham , and the 96th highest crime rate of 491 local areas in West Berkshire .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Monks Lane (RG14 7HD) in the last 12 months was 93.8 per 1,000 residents and was 10.0% higher than the Newbury Greenham average (85.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 75.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 62.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -38.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Monks Lane (RG14 7HD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Steel Close, where police recorded 70 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.

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Crime Over Time in Monks Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (19/19)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jago Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Steel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newtown Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Robbery Steel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Steel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Steel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Steel Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Steel Close —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour The Oaks —
Apr 2026Shoplifting Steel Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Jago Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Jago Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jago Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rupert Road —
Apr 2026Other theft Jago Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Rupert Road —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jago Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Jago Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Jago Court Under investigation
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Data Sources

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