Crime Rates at Holst Close, Basingstoke, RG22 4JA

Holst Close area has the 21st lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Brighton Hill , and the 228th lowest 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 Holst Close (RG22 4JA) in the last 12 months was 32.4 per 1,000 residents and was 45.4% 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 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( 40.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 25.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 40.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -47.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Holst Close (RG22 4JA), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Wagner Close, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Beethoven Road (6 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.