Postcode · Basingstoke
Crime in RG21 3LE
How much crime is recorded in RG21 3LE, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Viables
- Council
- Basingstoke and Deane
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,847 (2024)
RG21 3LEBasingstoke
How safe is RG21 3LE
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 26.5 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG21 3LE area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 6 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
6/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
26.5
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
65
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 3LENational
Violence and sexual offences17.623.6
Burglary10.79.1
Shoplifting9.28.4
Criminal damage and arson8.44.7
Anti-social behaviour6.310.7
Drugs5.62.4
Public order5.34.6
Vehicle crime2.43.5
Possession of weapons2.20.9
Robbery1.91.4
Other theft1.94.5
Other crime1.51.5
Theft from the person0.42.1
Bicycle theft0.11.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 55% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.