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Crime in RG21 6

How much crime is recorded in RG21 6, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Basingstoke and Deane
Region
South East
Population
8,569 (2024)
Crime

How safe is RG21 6

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 29.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in RG21 6, 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
29.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
61
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 6National
Violence and sexual offences23.423.6
Shoplifting8.68.4
Burglary7.59.1
Anti-social behaviour6.510.7
Public order5.34.6
Other theft5.24.5
Criminal damage and arson5.14.7
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Drugs1.62.4
Robbery1.31.4
Bicycle theft1.21.0
Possession of weapons0.90.9
Other crime0.61.5
Theft from the person0.52.1
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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