Postcode · Hungerford
Crime in RG17 0SL
How much crime is recorded in RG17 0SL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hungerford
- Council
- West Berkshire
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,234 (2024)
RG17 0SLHungerford
How safe is RG17 0SL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG17 0SL area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
43
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
What crime is recorded
Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).
RG17 0SLNational
Violence and sexual offences17.323.6
Burglary10.99.1
Shoplifting6.58.4
Other theft3.74.5
Criminal damage and arson3.34.7
Anti-social behaviour3.210.7
Public order2.84.6
Other crime2.31.5
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Vehicle crime0.43.5
Robbery0.31.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 71% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.