Crime Rates at High Street, Hungerford, RG17 0NE

High Street area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Hungerford & Kintbury , and the 48th highest crime rate of 490 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 High Street (RG17 0NE) in the last 12 months was 139.6 per 1,000 residents and was 146.9% higher than the Hungerford & Kintbury average (56.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -57.1% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 28 (≈ 79.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -3.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 7.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (RG17 0NE), the highest concentration of overall crime is near High Street, where police recorded 18 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Atherton Road (11 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.