Postcode · Basingstoke
Crime in RG21 5LL
How much crime is recorded in RG21 5LL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Houndmills & Oakridge
- Council
- Basingstoke and Deane
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,984 (2024)
RG21 5LLBasingstoke
How safe is RG21 5LL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 39.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG21 5LL area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
39.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
68
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 5LLNational
Violence and sexual offences32.223.6
Public order7.14.6
Burglary6.89.1
Anti-social behaviour6.410.7
Criminal damage and arson5.84.7
Drugs4.12.4
Vehicle crime2.93.5
Other theft2.94.5
Possession of weapons2.20.9
Other crime1.51.5
Robbery0.71.4
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 11% 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.