Postcode · Basingstoke
Crime in RG21 6BF
How much crime is recorded in RG21 6BF, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Houndmills & Oakridge
- Council
- Basingstoke and Deane
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,774 (2024)
RG21 6BFBasingstoke
How safe is RG21 6BF
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG21 6BF area, well 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
20.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
42
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 6BFNational
Violence and sexual offences16.023.6
Burglary10.99.1
Criminal damage and arson6.44.7
Anti-social behaviour4.510.7
Public order3.64.6
Shoplifting3.38.4
Other theft3.24.5
Vehicle crime1.93.5
Drugs0.72.4
Possession of weapons0.60.9
Robbery0.21.4
Other crime0.01.5
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 13% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.