Postcode district · Basingstoke
Crime in RG22
How much crime is recorded in RG22, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Basingstoke and Deane
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 49,066 (2024)
RG22Postcode district · Basingstoke
How safe is RG22
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 25.0 offences per 1,000 people a year in RG22, below 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
25.0
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
50
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).
RG22National
Violence and sexual offences20.223.6
Anti-social behaviour8.010.7
Burglary7.99.1
Shoplifting4.98.4
Criminal damage and arson4.64.7
Public order3.64.6
Other theft2.74.5
Drugs1.82.4
Vehicle crime1.73.5
Other crime1.21.5
Robbery1.01.4
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Theft from the person0.42.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 14% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
10
20
30
40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.