Rubber composition for tread and pneumatic tire

The present invention provides a rubber composition for a tread, which is friendly to the global environment and can prepare for the decrease in oil supply in the future because of its high content of non-fossil resources, as well as shows an excellent running performance (braking performance) on a wet road surface and a dry road surface, and has an improved abrasion resistance. The present invention also provides a pneumatic tire in which the rubber composition for a tread is used for a tread of the tire. The rubber composition for a tread of the present invention includes a rubber component containing butadiene rubber and 35% by mass or more of epoxidized natural rubber, and a white filler.