Lambourn & Great Shefford
Middle areaThe west of the West Berkshire. 5,578 people (mid-2024 estimate) in 92 square kilometres.
Radon Affected Area by middle area
Worked out by Open Index · 2022
About 79% of people in Lambourn & Great Shefford live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
Recorded crime in Lambourn & Great Shefford
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Lambourn & Great Shefford at a rate of 47.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 65.0 per 1,000 people across West Berkshire.
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
| Kind of crime | Recorded |
|---|---|
| Violence and sexual offences | 100 |
| Other crime | 55 |
| Criminal damage and arson | 33 |
| Vehicle crime | 21 |
| Anti-social behaviour | 20 |
| Drug offences | 15 |
| Burglary | 12 |
| Shoplifting | 4 |
| Theft from the person | 2 |
| Robbery | 1 |
Source: police.uk, 12 months to August 2026
How Lambourn & Great Shefford compares
Each dot is a middle area. The black line marks the middle one.
Is Lambourn & Great Shefford safe? What police records show
In the 12 months to August 2026, police recorded crimes and anti-social behaviour in Lambourn & Great Shefford at a rate of 47.1 per 1,000 people.
That compares with 65.0 per 1,000 people across West Berkshire.
Across England as a whole, the recorded crime rate was 96.3 per 1,000 people.
In August 2026 alone, 27 cases of crime and anti-social behaviour were recorded in Lambourn & Great Shefford.
In the 12 months to August 2026, the most common types were violence and sexual offences (100), other crime (55) and criminal damage and arson (33).
Worked out by Open Index from police.uk crime records and ONS and NISRA population estimates.
Rates are per resident, so places that many people work in or visit, such as Westminster, the City of London and other city centres, have far higher rates than their residents alone would suggest.
Figures for the whole of West Berkshire
These figures are published for the whole of West Berkshire, not for each middle area, so they describe all of West Berkshire and not Lambourn & Great Shefford alone. See West Berkshire
Lambourn & Great Shefford in brief
The median price paid for a home in Lambourn & Great Shefford was £395,000 in 2025.
Lambourn & Great Shefford had 5,695 usual residents at the census.
About 79% of people in Lambourn & Great Shefford live in a 1 km square that the radon atlas marks as a radon Affected Area.
In Lambourn & Great Shefford, 77.7% of homes and businesses could get gigabit-capable broadband in January 2026.