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April 2026 Source: Police.uk

Crime in RG21: Crime Rate & Statistics 2026

RG21 recorded 340 crimes in April 2026 — a crime rate of 7.44 per 1,000 residents. Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for the largest share of crime at 39.4% of all offences recorded. Crime is down 2.6% compared to the same period last year.

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Key Statistics

  • monitoring87.65 crimes per 1,000 residents annually
  • assignment340 crimes recorded in April 2026
  • trending_downCrime down 2.6% year-on-year
Data Sources:Police.ukONS Census 2021HM Land Registry Period: April 2026 • Updated monthly

Total Crimes

340
trending_down -5.0% vs last month

Annual Crime Rate

87.65per 1k
Moderate

Active Postcodes

1,901

Within RG21 district

Basingstoke and Deane

45,705

Estimated population

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Incident Distribution

Top Locations
Location ReferenceCrime BreakdownPrimary Count
Shopping Area Map
total: 20 Shoplifting: 11 Violence and sexual offences: 5
20
Braine L'Alleud Road Map
total: 15 Violence and sexual offences: 6 Anti-social behaviour: 4
15
A3010 Map
total: 11 Shoplifting: 6 Violence and sexual offences: 3
11
Theatre/Concert Hall Map
total: 11 Anti-social behaviour: 3 Violence and sexual offences: 3
11
London Street Map
total: 11 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Drugs: 3
11
White Hart Lane Map
total: 10 Drugs: 4 Criminal damage and arson: 3
10
Parking Area Map
total: 9 Violence and sexual offences: 4 Criminal damage and arson: 2
9
Shopping Area Map
total: 8 Shoplifting: 6 Other theft: 1
8
Winterthur Way Map
total: 8 Violence and sexual offences: 6 Other theft: 2
8
Bus/Coach Station Map
total: 8 Criminal damage and arson: 2 Violence and sexual offences: 2
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Crime Breakdown

April 2026
340 Total
Violence & Sexual Offences
134
39.4%
Anti-social Behaviour
46
13.5%
Criminal Damage & Arson
34
10.0%
Public Order
31
9.1%
Shoplifting
29
8.5%
Drug Offences
26
7.6%
Other Theft
17
5.0%
Weapons Possession
6
1.8%
Other Crime
4
1.2%
Burglary
4
1.2%
Bicycle Theft
3
0.9%
Theft from Person
3
0.9%
Vehicle Crime
2
0.6%
Robbery
1
0.3%

Crime Analysis: RG21

Violence & Sexual Offences accounts for more than a third of all recorded crime in RG21 (39.4%). Anti-social Behaviour (13.5%) and Criminal Damage & Arson (10.0%) are the next most common categories.

Compared to the same period last year, crime in RG21 has fallen slightly — by 2.6%. The 12-month trend chart above shows where this change is concentrated across individual offence categories.

Crime figures for RG21 are sourced from the Police.uk open data platform and weighted against ONS 2021 Census population estimates to produce comparable per-resident rates. Data is updated monthly, typically 1–2 months after the end of each reporting period.

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Growth Analysis

Month-on-Monthtrending_down -5.0%
Year-on-Yeartrending_down -2.6%
12m Rolling Trendtrending_down -0.2%

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Crime rates are calculated per 1,000 residents using ONS Census 2021 population data. Rankings cover all 0 local authorities in England & Wales.

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