Crime Rates at Knight Street, Basingstoke, RG21 8AX

Knight Street area has the 13th highest crime rate of 51 local areas in Brookvale & Kings Furlong , and the 54th 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 Knight Street (RG21 8AX) in the last 12 months was 164.3 per 1,000 residents and was 30.7% lower 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 35 (≈ 100.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 105.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -65.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Knight Street (RG21 8AX), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 105 crimes here, including 35 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.