Crime Rates at Elgar Close, Basingstoke, RG22 4DN

Elgar Close area has the 9th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Brighton Hill , and the 119th highest crime rate of 574 local areas in Basingstoke and Deane .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Elgar Close (RG22 4DN) in the last 12 months was 95.8 per 1,000 residents and was 61.5% 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 18 (≈ 53.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.2% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -35.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Elgar Close (RG22 4DN), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 21 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.