Total Crime Rate
6.0 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Cumberland Avenue area has the 4th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Brighton Hill , and the 22nd lowest crime rate of 580 local areas in Basingstoke and Deane .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Cumberland Avenue (RG22 4BQ) in the last 12 months was 6.0 per 1,000 residents and was 90.7% lower than the Brighton Hill average (64.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Burglary with 1 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
In the area around Cumberland Avenue (RG22 4BQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 56 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Handel Close (24 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Brighton Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Delius Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Handel Close | Local resolution |
| Sep 2025 | Public order | Chichester Place | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Bicycle theft | Handel Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | White House Close | Under investigation |
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