Postcode district · Basingstoke
Crime in RG25
How much crime is recorded in RG25, what kind, and how it compares with the rest of the country.
- Council
- Basingstoke and Deane
- Region
- South East
- Population
- 22,701 (2024)
How safe is RG25
Higher-harm crime (violence, robbery, burglary, vehicle crime and weapons offences) runs at 20.6 offences per 1,000 people a year in RG25, well below the 31.1 average across England and Wales. That puts it in band 5 of 10 against all neighbourhoods.
Higher-harm crime band
5/ 10
Lowest crimeHighest crime
Around the middle of neighbourhoods in England and Wales.
Higher-harm
20.6
Per 1,000 a year · England & Wales 31.1
All crime
37
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).
RG25National
Violence and sexual offences16.323.6
Burglary9.69.1
Anti-social behaviour4.410.7
Criminal damage and arson3.74.7
Public order3.04.6
Other theft2.74.5
Shoplifting1.88.4
Vehicle crime1.33.5
Other crime1.01.5
Drugs0.92.4
Possession of weapons0.70.9
Robbery0.41.4
Theft from the person0.32.1
Bicycle theft0.21.0
Higher-harm crime over time
The rate has been broadly flat since 2022.
Higher-harm crimes per 1,000
0
5
10
15
20
2022202320242025
Source: data.police.uk street-level crime, resolved to neighbourhoods. Rates cover September 2025 to August 2026, the latest twelve months published.