Postcode · Whitchurch
Crime in RG28 7JS
How much crime is recorded in RG28 7JS, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Whitchurch & Ashmansworth
- Council
- Basingstoke and Deane
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 2,305 (2024)
RG28 7JSWhitchurch
How safe is RG28 7JS
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 16.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG28 7JS 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
16.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
27
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 7JSNational
Violence and sexual offences12.323.6
Burglary8.29.1
Criminal damage and arson2.14.7
Anti-social behaviour2.110.7
Other crime1.91.5
Other theft1.54.5
Public order1.54.6
Vehicle crime1.43.5
Shoplifting1.38.4
Drugs0.52.4
Robbery0.31.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 55% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.