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Crime in RG20 9

How much crime is recorded in RG20 9, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Basingstoke and Deane
Region
South East
Population
13,771 (2024)
Crime

How safe is RG20 9

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in RG20 9, 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
23.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
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 9National
Shoplifting20.98.4
Violence and sexual offences17.523.6
Burglary14.09.1
Anti-social behaviour5.010.7
Public order4.44.6
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Other theft3.54.5
Drugs2.12.4
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Robbery1.51.4
Bicycle theft1.41.0
Other crime1.21.5
Theft from the person1.02.1
Possession of weapons0.30.9
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 8% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
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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