Total Crime Rate
38.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
34.8 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Moores Place area has the 7th lowest crime rate of 20 local areas in Hungerford & Kintbury , and the 230th 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 Moores Place (RG17 0JS) in the last 12 months was 38.0 per 1,000 residents and was 25.2% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 120.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 34.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 120.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -64.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Moores Place (RG17 0JS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Atherton Road, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Moore'S Place (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moore'S Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moore'S Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moore'S Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Church Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Freemans Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sarum Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Sarum Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sarum Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Wessex Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Atherton Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Atherton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Atherton Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Atherton Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Moore'S Place | Under investigation |
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