Crime Rate in Hungerford & Kintbury, ward

Hungerford & Kintbury has the 12th highest crime rate of 24 wards in West Berkshire district and the 3155th lowest crime rate ward of 7,548 wards in England and Wales. Across the region (South East), it has the 613th lowest crime rate of 1,269 wards.

The overall crime rate in Hungerford & Kintbury in the last 12 months was 56.5 per 1,000 residents and was 18.2% lower than the West Berkshire district average (69.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, Hungerford & Kintbury’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 266 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Theft from the person ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 320 (≈ 28.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -22.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the Hungerford & Kintbury ward, the main local crime hotspot is near Sports/Recreation Area. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 31 violent or public-order offences. All of these hotspots lie within roughly 0.3 miles.