Total Crime Rate

48.7 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 13.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 48.7 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 14.3 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 11.5 3/10
  • Drugs 8.6 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 5.7 3/10
  • Public order 5.7 5/10
  • Other crime 2.9 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Gainsborough Road area has the 16th lowest crime rate of 51 local areas in Brookvale & Kings Furlong , and the 266th highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Basingstoke and Deane .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gainsborough Road (RG21 3EG) in the last 12 months was 48.7 per 1,000 residents and was 79.4% lower than the Brookvale & Kings Furlong average (236.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Vehicle crime with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 400.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 17.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 50.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -31.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gainsborough Road (RG21 3EG), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Whistler Close, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chesterfield Road (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Gainsborough Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (6/6)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Public order Poynings Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs Grove Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Parkside Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Munnings Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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