Total Crime Rate

81.3 per 1,000 7/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

31.8 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

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 81.3 7/10
  • Violent crimes 31.8 6/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.8 7/10
  • Drugs 14.1 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 10.6 5/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.6 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 7.1 5/10
  • Other crime 3.5 5/10
  • Theft from the person 3.5 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Barbel Avenue area has the 25th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Brookvale & Kings Furlong , and the 144th highest crime rate of 574 local areas in Basingstoke and Deane .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Barbel Avenue (RG21 4PB) in the last 12 months was 81.3 per 1,000 residents and was 65.1% lower than the Brookvale & Kings Furlong average (233.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -55.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 31.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -55.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -5.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Barbel Avenue (RG21 4PB), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Lime Gardens, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Barbel Avenue (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Barbel Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (7/7)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lea Close —
Apr 2026Drugs Acorn Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Severn Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Buckby Lane Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Water Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Lea Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lea Close —
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Data Sources

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