Total Crime Rate

38.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

34.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 38.0 4/10
  • Violent crimes 34.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 34.8 7/10
  • Other theft 3.2 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Moores 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.

Crime Over Time in Moores Place area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moore'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moore'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moore'S Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Church Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Freemans Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order Sarum Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Sarum Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Sarum Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Wessex Close
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Atherton Road
Apr 2026Burglary Atherton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Atherton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Atherton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Moore'S Place Under investigation

Data Sources

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