Postcode · Basingstoke
Crime in RG21 3EX
How much crime is recorded in RG21 3EX, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Basingstoke Central, Black Dam & Eastrop
- Council
- Basingstoke and Deane
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,231 (2024)
How safe is RG21 3EX
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.4 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG21 3EX area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.4
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
36
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 67
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 3EXNational
Violence and sexual offences14.223.6
Burglary8.39.1
Public order6.54.6
Drugs4.52.4
Criminal damage and arson2.24.7
Other crime1.81.5
Anti-social behaviour1.810.7
Other theft1.04.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Vehicle crime0.63.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 31% 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.