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Crime in RG20 5RA

How much crime is recorded in RG20 5RA, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Kingsclere & Heath End
Council
Basingstoke and Deane
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,541 (2024)
Crime

How safe is RG20 5RA

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 21.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG20 5RA area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
21.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
32
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
By type

What crime is recorded

Recorded offences per 1,000 people a year (counting both residents and people who work locally, or per 1,000 households for burglary).

RG20 5RANational
Violence and sexual offences16.323.6
Burglary11.39.1
Anti-social behaviour3.410.7
Public order2.64.6
Other theft1.74.5
Vehicle crime1.63.5
Criminal damage and arson1.34.7
Drugs1.22.4
Theft from the person0.22.1
Possession of weapons0.10.9
Other crime0.11.5
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025

Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.

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