Crime Rates at Freemans Close, Hungerford, RG17 0QR

Freemans Close area has the 6th highest crime rate of 20 local areas in Hungerford & Kintbury , and the 95th 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 Freemans Close (RG17 0QR) in the last 12 months was 97.2 per 1,000 residents and was 71.9% 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 12 (≈ 48.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 140.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 31.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Freemans Close (RG17 0QR), the main crime hotspot is near Church Way. Police recorded 10 crimes here, including 7 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.