Total Crime Rate

26.3 per 1,000 3/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 26.3 3/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 13.2 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 5.3 1/10
  • Burglary 2.6 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.6 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 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

Skippetts Gardens area has the 13th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Brighton Hill , and the 177th lowest 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 Skippetts Gardens (RG21 3FB) in the last 12 months was 26.3 per 1,000 residents and was 59.1% lower than the Brighton Hill average (64.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 5 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -84.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -76.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Skippetts Gardens (RG21 3FB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Petrol Station, where police recorded 17 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Skippetts Lane West (10 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Skippetts Gardens area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Grove Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Shoplifting Petrol Station Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Petrol Station Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Poynings Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Skippetts Gardens
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Skippetts Gardens

Data Sources

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