Total Crime Rate

112.0 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

62.5 per 1,000 8/10 · High

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 112.0 8/10
  • Violent crimes 62.5 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 46.9 8/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 20.8 8/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 13.0 8/10
  • Public order 7.8 6/10
  • Burglary 5.2 6/10
  • Other theft 5.2 5/10
  • Robbery 5.2 7/10
  • Other crime 2.6 2/10
  • Possession of weapons 2.6 2/10
  • Vehicle crime 2.6 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Bennet Close area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 54 local areas in Basing & Upton Grey , and the 97th highest crime rate of 574 local areas in Basingstoke and Deane .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Bennet Close (RG21 5JS) in the last 12 months was 112.0 per 1,000 residents and was 219.4% higher than the Basing & Upton Grey average (35.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 18 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -37.5% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 24 (≈ 62.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -20.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bennet Close (RG21 5JS), the main crime hotspot is near Len Smart Court. Police recorded 34 crimes here, including 25 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bennet Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/35)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Public order Bennet Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Forsythia Walk —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Len Smart Court Further investigation is not in the public interest
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bennet Close —
Apr 2026Other theft Gregory Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Gregory Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silvester Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Silvester Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Silvester Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forsythia Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Len Smart Court —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Forsythia Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Silvester Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Lewis Close —
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Lewis Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other theft Norn Hill Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Silvester Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Bennet Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Len Smart Court Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Len Smart Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Drugs Freemantle Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Freemantle Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Regent Court Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Aspen Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Norn Hill Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Baynard Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Warton Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Cherry Tree Walk Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Cherry Tree Walk Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Walnut Way Under investigation
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Data Sources

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