Total Crime Rate
82.7 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
48.9 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bernstein Road area has the 12th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Brighton Hill , and the 142nd highest crime rate of 574 local areas in Basingstoke and Deane .
Neighbouring streets tend to have noticeably higher crime levels than this postcode. Crime here is lower than the average for the surrounding output areas.
The overall crime rate in the area around Bernstein Road (RG22 4ND) in the last 12 months was 82.7 per 1,000 residents and was 39.4% higher 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 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 48.9 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -18.8% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bernstein Road (RG22 4ND), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Barber Road, where police recorded 32 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Dankworth Road (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Brighton Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Barber Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Barber Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barry Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Barry Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Headington Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Ellington Drive | — |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Musgrave Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barry Way | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Barber Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Bernstein Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Barry Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Barber Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Barber Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Barber Road | Under investigation |
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