Total Crime Rate

501.7 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

254.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very 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 501.7 10/10
  • Violent crimes 254.2 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 196.6 10/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 88.1 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 78.0 10/10
  • Drugs 37.3 10/10
  • Public order 37.3 10/10
  • Other theft 20.3 10/10
  • Possession of weapons 13.6 10/10
  • Vehicle crime 10.2 8/10
  • Robbery 6.8 8/10
  • Theft from the person 6.8 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.4 5/10
  • Shoplifting 3.4 2/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other 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

Market Place area has the 6th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Brookvale & Kings Furlong , and the 7th 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 Market Place (RG21 7QA) in the last 12 months was 501.7 per 1,000 residents and was 115.2% higher 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 58 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , down -50.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Possession of weapons ( 300.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Bicycle theft ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 75 (≈ 254.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -19.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -86.1% 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 295 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (118 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.

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Crime Over Time in Market Place area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/117)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Stanton Court Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order London Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chequers Road —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Parking Area —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Parking Area Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Drugs Parking Area Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences London Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs London Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Anchor Yard Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs London Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Drugs London Street Local resolution
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson London Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour London Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour London Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Beaconsfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Fairfields Road Awaiting court outcome
Apr 2026Public order Fairfields Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Fairfields Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft New Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Anchor Yard Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Wote Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Red Lion Lane Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting Elbow Corner Local resolution
Apr 2026Shoplifting Elbow Corner Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences New Street Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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