Crime Rates at Market Place, Basingstoke, RG21 7QA

Market Place area has the 6th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Brookvale & Kings Furlong , and the 7th highest crime rate of 580 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 Market Place (RG21 7QA) in the last 12 months was 576.3 per 1,000 residents and was 143.2% higher than the Brookvale & Kings Furlong average (236.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 75 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , down -66.7% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Burglary ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 98 (≈ 332.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 8.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -81.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Market Place (RG21 7QA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Shopping Area, where police recorded 298 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (125 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.