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Crime in RG21 8

How much crime is recorded in RG21 8, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.

Council
Basingstoke and Deane
Region
South East
Population
13,276 (2024)
Crime

How safe is RG21 8

Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 51.3 offences per 1,000 people a year in RG21 8, 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
51.3
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
115
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 8National
Violence and sexual offences43.923.6
Shoplifting19.48.4
Anti-social behaviour16.210.7
Burglary10.79.1
Public order10.14.6
Criminal damage and arson8.24.7
Other theft7.04.5
Drugs4.42.4
Vehicle crime2.03.5
Robbery1.81.4
Theft from the person1.52.1
Other crime1.31.5
Possession of weapons1.30.9
Bicycle theft1.31.0
Trend

Higher-harm crime over time

It has risen 13% 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.

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