Total Crime Rate

131.8 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

99.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 131.8 9/10
  • Violent crimes 99.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 83.6 10/10
  • Public order 16.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.9 6/10
  • Shoplifting 9.7 5/10
  • Other crime 6.4 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.2 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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 2nd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Newbury Greenham , and the 47th highest crime rate of 491 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 Monks Lane (RG14 7RN) in the last 12 months was 131.8 per 1,000 residents and was 54.7% 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 26 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 44.4% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 31 (≈ 99.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 24.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -62.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Monks Lane (RG14 7RN), the main crime hotspot is near Dormer Close. Police recorded 24 crimes here, including 22 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Monks Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (4/4)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Falkland Garth Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Highlands Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sutherlands Under investigation
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Data Sources

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