Crime Rates at Bessemer Road, Basingstoke, RG21 3NB

Bessemer Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Brighton Hill , and the 18th highest crime rate of 574 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 Bessemer Road (RG21 3NB) in the last 12 months was 326.6 per 1,000 residents and was 450.5% higher than the Brighton Hill average (59.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 60.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 50 (≈ 144.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 13.6% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bessemer Road (RG21 3NB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wella Road, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Purcell Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.