Postcode · Hungerford
Crime in RG17 7EF
How much crime is recorded in RG17 7EF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lambourn & Great Shefford
- Council
- West Berkshire
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,424 (2024)
RG17 7EFHungerford
How safe is RG17 7EF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 6.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG17 7EF area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 1 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
1/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
6.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
17
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 7EFNational
Burglary7.29.1
Violence and sexual offences3.823.6
Criminal damage and arson2.94.7
Anti-social behaviour1.910.7
Other theft1.84.5
Drugs1.42.4
Public order0.94.6
Other crime0.71.5
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 15% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
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20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.