Total Crime Rate

71.2 per 1,000 6/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

39.9 per 1,000 7/10 · High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 71.2 6/10
  • Violent crimes 39.9 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 31.3 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 19.9 8/10
  • Public order 8.6 7/10
  • Other crime 5.7 7/10
  • Burglary 2.9 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 2.9 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Ellington Drive area has the 15th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Brighton Hill , and the 167th highest crime rate of 574 local areas in Basingstoke and Deane .

At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Ellington Drive (RG22 4EX) in the last 12 months was 71.2 per 1,000 residents and was 20.1% 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 600.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 39.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -57.9% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Ellington Drive (RG22 4EX), the main crime hotspot is near Barry Way. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Ellington Drive area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (8/8)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Headington Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ellington Drive —
Apr 2026Public order Barry Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barry Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barry Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barry Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Burglary Bernstein Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Musgrave Close —
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Data Sources

StreetScan crime figures are based on official UK open data:

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