Crime Rates at Loveridge Close, Basingstoke, RG21 3LF

Loveridge Close area has the 19th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Brighton Hill , and the 194th 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 Loveridge Close (RG21 3LF) in the last 12 months was 29.7 per 1,000 residents and was 53.9% lower than the Brighton Hill average (64.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -22.2% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 20.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -22.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Loveridge Close (RG21 3LF), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Harrow Way, where police recorded 9 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Halliday Close (4 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.