Postcode · Basingstoke
Crime in RG23 8LT
How much crime is recorded in RG23 8LT, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Winklebury & Rooksdown
- Council
- Basingstoke and Deane
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,541 (2024)
How safe is RG23 8LT
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 18.1 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG23 8LT area, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 4 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
4/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
18.1
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
35
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).
RG23 8LTNational
Violence and sexual offences15.123.6
Criminal damage and arson4.14.7
Shoplifting2.88.4
Public order2.74.6
Other crime2.51.5
Other theft2.54.5
Anti-social behaviour2.410.7
Burglary1.89.1
Possession of weapons1.00.9
Robbery0.91.4
Vehicle crime0.53.5
Theft from the person0.22.1
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.