Crime Rates at Grainger Close, Basingstoke, RG22 4EA

Grainger Close area has the 25th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Brighton Hill , and the 272nd 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 Grainger Close (RG22 4EA) in the last 12 months was 44.8 per 1,000 residents and was 24.5% lower 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 27.3% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 42.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 25.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -69.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Grainger Close (RG22 4EA), the main crime hotspot is near Lennox Road. Police recorded 48 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.