Postcode · Hungerford
Crime in RG17 8PL
How much crime is recorded in RG17 8PL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Lambourn & Great Shefford
- Council
- West Berkshire
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,360 (2024)
RG17 8PLHungerford
How safe is RG17 8PL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 19.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG17 8PL area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
19.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
30
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 8PLNational
Violence and sexual offences17.423.6
Criminal damage and arson3.64.7
Burglary3.69.1
Drugs2.62.4
Anti-social behaviour2.210.7
Public order2.14.6
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Robbery0.01.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 27% 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.