Postcode district · Hook
Crime in RG29
How much crime is recorded in RG29, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Hart
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 13,781 (2024)
RG29Postcode district · Hook
How safe is RG29
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 11.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in RG29, 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
11.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
22
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).
RG29National
Violence and sexual offences8.223.6
Burglary7.69.1
Anti-social behaviour2.810.7
Other theft2.44.5
Criminal damage and arson1.94.7
Public order1.84.6
Shoplifting1.58.4
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Drugs0.72.4
Other crime0.41.5
Bicycle theft0.31.0
Theft from the person0.32.1
Robbery0.21.4
Possession of weapons0.20.9
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 34% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.