Postcode · Whitchurch
Crime in RG28 7RT
How much crime is recorded in RG28 7RT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Whitchurch & Ashmansworth
- Council
- Basingstoke and Deane
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,843 (2024)
RG28 7RTWhitchurch
How safe is RG28 7RT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG28 7RT 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
18.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
34
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 7RTNational
Violence and sexual offences14.823.6
Burglary5.59.1
Anti-social behaviour4.110.7
Other theft3.84.5
Public order2.94.6
Other crime2.51.5
Criminal damage and arson1.84.7
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Shoplifting0.88.4
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Robbery0.31.4
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 25% 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.