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Crime in RG21 5NP

How much crime is recorded in RG21 5NP, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Neighbourhood
Houndmills & Oakridge
Council
Basingstoke and Deane
Region
South East
Neighbourhood population
1,492 (2024)
Crime

How safe is RG21 5NP

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 23.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG21 5NP area, below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.

Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime

Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.

Higher-harm
23.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
51
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 5NPNational
Violence and sexual offences20.923.6
Anti-social behaviour9.610.7
Public order5.44.6
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Other theft3.74.5
Drugs2.32.4
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Other crime1.61.5
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Theft from the person0.52.1
Shoplifting0.38.4
Robbery0.31.4
Burglary0.19.1
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

The rate has been broadly flat 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.

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