Postcode · Whitchurch
Crime in RG28 7BF
How much crime is recorded in RG28 7BF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Whitchurch & Ashmansworth
- Council
- Basingstoke and Deane
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,097 (2024)
RG28 7BFWhitchurch
How safe is RG28 7BF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 14.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG28 7BF 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
14.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
23
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).
RG28 7BFNational
Violence and sexual offences12.423.6
Criminal damage and arson2.74.7
Other theft2.24.5
Anti-social behaviour1.810.7
Burglary1.39.1
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Public order0.94.6
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Drugs0.32.4
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 21% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.