Total Crime Rate

477.1 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 477.1 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 195.7 10/10
  • Drugs 104.0 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 61.2 10/10
  • Public order 61.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 24.5 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 9.2 10/10
  • Other crime 6.1 8/10
  • Shoplifting 6.1 4/10
  • Burglary 3.1 2/10
  • Other theft 3.1 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 3.1 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 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

Morley Road area has the highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Brighton Hill , and the 9th highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Basingstoke and Deane .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Morley Road (RG21 3LH) in the last 12 months was 477.1 per 1,000 residents and was 641.9% higher 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 64 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 166.7% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -60.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 87 (≈ 266.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -7.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 1507.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Morley Road (RG21 3LH), the main crime hotspot is near Jays Close. Police recorded 153 crimes here, including 86 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Morley Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Burglary Anstey Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Loveridge Close —
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Jays Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Jays Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Jays Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Jays Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Jays Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jays Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jays Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jays Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jays Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Jays Close Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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