Total Crime Rate

47.3 per 1,000 5/10 · Typical

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 47.3 5/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 27.0 6/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 6.8 4/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Drugs 3.4 3/10
  • Public order 3.4 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Porter Road area has the 25th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Brighton Hill , and the 273rd highest crime rate of 580 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 Porter Road (RG22 4JR) in the last 12 months was 47.3 per 1,000 residents and was 26.4% 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 8 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 9 (≈ 30.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 12.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -23.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Porter Road (RG22 4JR), the main crime hotspot is near Borodin Close. Police recorded 17 crimes here, including 14 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Porter Road area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (12/12)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences The Harrow Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Borodin Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Bessemer Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Drugs The Harrow Way Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour The Harrow Way —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Borodin Close Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Borodin Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Borodin Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Purcell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Purcell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Purcell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Purcell Close Unable to prosecute suspect
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Data Sources

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