Postcode · Basingstoke
Crime in RG21 4QA
How much crime is recorded in RG21 4QA, 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
- 1,605 (2024)
How safe is RG21 4QA
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 31.2 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG21 4QA area, broadly in line with 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
31.2
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
58
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 4QANational
Violence and sexual offences22.923.6
Anti-social behaviour9.410.7
Burglary8.19.1
Public order4.54.6
Vehicle crime4.33.5
Criminal damage and arson4.34.7
Drugs4.12.4
Other theft2.84.5
Other crime1.31.5
Robbery1.11.4
Possession of weapons0.40.9
Bicycle theft0.41.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 34% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.