Total Crime Rate
34.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Britten Road area has the 20th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Brighton Hill , and the 228th lowest crime rate of 580 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 Britten Road (RG22 4HR) in the last 12 months was 34.2 per 1,000 residents and was 46.8% lower than the Brighton Hill average (64.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 6 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -66.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 16.7% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -40.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Britten Road (RG22 4HR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wagner Close, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Borodin Close (14 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 | Britten Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Borodin Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Borodin Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Borodin Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Purcell Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Purcell Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Purcell Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Purcell Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Wagner Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stravinsky Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Borodin Close | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Brahms Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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