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Crime in RG8 0BA
How much crime is recorded in RG8 0BA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Hagbourne, Moreton & Cholsey
- Council
- South Oxfordshire
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,676 (2024)
How safe is RG8 0BA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 10.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG8 0BA area, less than half the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 2 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
2/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Lower than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
10.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
20
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).
RG8 0BANational
Violence and sexual offences7.623.6
Burglary5.49.1
Criminal damage and arson3.44.7
Anti-social behaviour1.910.7
Other crime1.61.5
Other theft1.24.5
Drugs1.12.4
Vehicle crime1.13.5
Public order0.74.6
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
2
5
8
10
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.