Crime Rates at Wantage Road, Eddington, Hungerford, RG17 0HA

Wantage Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Hungerford & Kintbury , and the 186th lowest crime rate of 491 local areas in West Berkshire .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wantage Road (RG17 0HA) in the last 12 months was 30.2 per 1,000 residents and was 40.5% lower 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violent crimes ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 24.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wantage Road (RG17 0HA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Middletons Close, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cottrell Close (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.