Postcode · Basingstoke
Crime in RG21 7TR
How much crime is recorded in RG21 7TR, 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
- 1,660 (2024)
RG21 7TRBasingstoke
How safe is RG21 7TR
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 54.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG21 7TR area, well above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 8 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
8/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Higher than most neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
54.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
124
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 7TRNational
Violence and sexual offences46.323.6
Shoplifting20.58.4
Anti-social behaviour16.710.7
Public order13.24.6
Burglary9.49.1
Other theft6.64.5
Criminal damage and arson5.44.7
Drugs4.12.4
Robbery2.61.4
Vehicle crime1.83.5
Theft from the person1.72.1
Possession of weapons1.20.9
Other crime0.91.5
Bicycle theft0.81.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has risen 14% 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.