Total Crime Rate

52.5 per 1,000 5/10 · Average

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

21.0 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 52.5 5/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.5 9/10
  • Violent crimes 21.0 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 17.5 4/10
  • Public order 3.5 3/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 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 · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Bach Close area has the 22nd highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Brighton Hill , and the 229th highest crime rate of 574 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 Bach Close (RG22 4LD) in the last 12 months was 52.5 per 1,000 residents and was 11.6% lower than the Brighton Hill average (59.3 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 6 (≈ 21.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -21.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Bach Close (RG22 4LD), the main crime hotspot is near Barry Way. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 19 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Bach Close area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barry Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Musgrave Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barry Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barry Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Barry Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Bach Close —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Headington Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Ellington Drive —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Heathfield Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Haydn Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
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Data Sources

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