Postcode · Hungerford
Crime in RG17 7TS
How much crime is recorded in RG17 7TS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lambourn & Great Shefford
- Council
- West Berkshire
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,574 (2024)
RG17 7TSHungerford
How safe is RG17 7TS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG17 7TS 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
20.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
39
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 7TSNational
Violence and sexual offences13.923.6
Burglary8.39.1
Public order5.64.6
Criminal damage and arson5.04.7
Vehicle crime3.73.5
Other theft2.34.5
Anti-social behaviour2.010.7
Drugs1.52.4
Shoplifting1.38.4
Other crime1.21.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.