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Crime in RG21 3

How much crime is recorded in RG21 3, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Basingstoke and Deane
Region
South East
Population
14,314 (2024)
Crime

How safe is RG21 3

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 41.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in RG21 3, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
41.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
93
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).

RG21 3National
Violence and sexual offences34.523.6
Anti-social behaviour13.910.7
Shoplifting13.38.4
Burglary10.19.1
Public order7.94.6
Criminal damage and arson7.74.7
Drugs4.92.4
Other theft4.84.5
Vehicle crime2.33.5
Other crime1.51.5
Robbery1.21.4
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Bicycle theft1.01.0
Theft from the person0.92.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 10% since 2022.

Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
20
40
60
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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