Total Crime Rate
61.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
38.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Beethoven Road area has the 19th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Brighton Hill , and the 195th highest crime rate of 574 local areas in Basingstoke and Deane .
Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Beethoven Road (RG22 4BP) in the last 12 months was 61.4 per 1,000 residents and was 3.5% higher than the Brighton Hill average (59.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -83.3% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -83.3% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 38.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Beethoven Road (RG22 4BP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wagner Close, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Britten Road (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Brighton Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Tippett Gardens | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sibelius Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Schubert Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elgar Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elgar Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Elgar Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Vivaldi Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Sibelius Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Vivaldi Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sibelius Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Holst Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Vivaldi Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | Beethoven Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Vivaldi Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hatchwarren Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sibelius Close | Under investigation |
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