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Crime in RG20 8BE

How much crime is recorded in RG20 8BE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Kintbury & Boxford
Council
West Berkshire
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,373 (2024)
Crime

How safe is RG20 8BE

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 13.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG20 8BE area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 3 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
3/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
13.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
29
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

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).

RG20 8BENational
Burglary14.19.1
Violence and sexual offences8.123.6
Criminal damage and arson5.14.7
Anti-social behaviour4.010.7
Public order3.34.6
Other theft2.74.5
Vehicle crime1.53.5
Other crime0.61.5
Drugs0.52.4
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
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2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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