Crime Rates at High Street, Hungerford, RG17 0NE

High Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Hungerford & Kintbury , and the 70th highest crime rate of 491 local areas in West Berkshire .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (RG17 0NE) in the last 12 months was 105.4 per 1,000 residents and was 107.7% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -40.9% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 51.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -30.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -36.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (RG17 0NE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Fairfields Close, where police recorded 18 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.