Postcode district · Basingstoke
Crime in RG24
How much crime is recorded in RG24, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Basingstoke and Deane
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 52,392 (2024)
RG24Postcode district · Basingstoke
How safe is RG24
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 24.9 offences per 1,000 people a year in RG24, 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
24.9
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
52
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).
RG24National
Violence and sexual offences21.523.6
Shoplifting8.08.4
Anti-social behaviour7.510.7
Burglary5.89.1
Public order4.84.6
Criminal damage and arson4.24.7
Other theft3.14.5
Drugs1.32.4
Vehicle crime1.23.5
Other crime0.81.5
Possession of weapons0.80.9
Theft from the person0.62.1
Robbery0.51.4
Bicycle theft0.51.0
Higher-harm crime over time
It has fallen 6% since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
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10
20
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40
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.