Total Crime Rate
6.8 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Porter Road area has the 5th lowest crime rate of 50 local areas in Brighton Hill , and the 31st lowest crime rate of 580 local areas in Basingstoke and Deane .
This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Porter Road (RG22 4JS) in the last 12 months was 6.8 per 1,000 residents and was 89.4% 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 4.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Porter Road (RG22 4JS), 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.
View Crime In Brighton Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Drugs | The Harrow Way | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Purcell Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | The Harrow Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Borodin Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Borodin Close | Further investigation is not in the public interest |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Stravinsky Road | 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 | Anti-social behaviour | The Harrow Way | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Borodin Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Borodin Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
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