Total Crime Rate

187.7 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

76.6 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 187.7 9/10
  • Violent crimes 76.6 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 61.3 9/10
  • Shoplifting 38.3 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 26.8 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.2 7/10
  • Other theft 15.3 9/10
  • Public order 11.5 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 7.7 7/10
  • Drugs 3.8 4/10
  • Robbery 3.8 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Canal Walk area has the highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Hungerford & Kintbury , and the 28th highest crime rate of 491 local areas in West Berkshire .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Canal Walk (RG17 0EQ) in the last 12 months was 187.7 per 1,000 residents and was 269.9% higher than the Hungerford & Kintbury average (50.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Robbery ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Drugs ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 76.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -4.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 10.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Canal Walk (RG17 0EQ), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 16 crimes here, including 6 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

Crime Over Time in Canal Walk area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (5/5)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Kennet Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Charnham Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Swangate Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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