Total Crime Rate

15.7 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.3 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 15.7 2/10
  • Violent crimes 6.3 1/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.1 1/10
  • Burglary 3.1 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Public order 3.1 2/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 3.1 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Meadow Road area has the 9th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Brighton Hill , and the 96th lowest crime rate of 574 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 Meadow Road (RG21 3LL) in the last 12 months was 15.7 per 1,000 residents and was 73.5% lower than the Brighton Hill average (59.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Meadow Road (RG21 3LL), the main crime hotspot is near Jays Close. Police recorded 148 crimes here, including 78 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Meadow Road area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Other crime Anstey Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Jays Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Jays Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Jays Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jays Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jays Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jays Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Jays Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs Jays Close Local resolution

Data Sources

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