Postcode · Basingstoke
Crime in RG23 8QL
How much crime is recorded in RG23 8QL, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Neighbourhood
- Winklebury & Rooksdown
- Council
- Basingstoke and Deane
- Region
- South East
- Neighbourhood population
- 1,390 (2024)
RG23 8QLBasingstoke
How safe is RG23 8QL
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 40.7 offences per 1,000 people a year in the RG23 8QL area, above the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 7 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
7/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
40.7
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
89
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 8QLNational
Violence and sexual offences33.423.6
Anti-social behaviour24.510.7
Burglary15.29.1
Criminal damage and arson8.24.7
Public order5.24.6
Other theft4.54.5
Drugs2.72.4
Possession of weapons2.10.9
Other crime1.21.5
Bicycle theft0.91.0
Theft from the person0.62.1
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 17% 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.