Crime Rates at Gershwin Road, Basingstoke, RG22 4HH

Gershwin Road area has the 11th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Brighton Hill , and the 135th highest crime rate of 574 local areas in Basingstoke and Deane .

Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.

The overall crime rate in the area around Gershwin Road (RG22 4HH) in the last 12 months was 86.5 per 1,000 residents and was 45.8% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Theft from the person with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -20.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 59.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -48.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gershwin Road (RG22 4HH), the main crime hotspot is near Quilter Road. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.