Total Crime Rate

161.2 per 1,000 9/10 · 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 161.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 40.3 8/10
  • Other theft 29.3 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 25.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 25.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.7 9/10
  • Burglary 11.0 9/10
  • Public order 7.3 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.7 5/10
  • Drugs 3.7 4/10
  • 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Monks Lane area has the 18th highest crime rate of 88 local areas in Newbury Central , and the 38th 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 Monks Lane (RG14 7TD) in the last 12 months was 161.2 per 1,000 residents and was 19.7% lower 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 133.3% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 47.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Monks Lane (RG14 7TD), the main crime hotspot is near Steel Close. Police recorded 65 crimes here, including 27 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Monks Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (9/9)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Vehicle crime The Oaks Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Steel Close —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Steel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Steel Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Steel Close —
Sep 2025Shoplifting Steel Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Oaks Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Oaks —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Oaks —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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