Total Crime Rate

106.3 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

46.5 per 1,000 7/10 · High

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 106.3 8/10
  • Violent crimes 46.5 7/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 33.2 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 23.3 5/10
  • Public order 19.9 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.0 7/10
  • Other theft 6.6 6/10
  • Theft from the person 6.6 8/10
  • Other crime 3.3 4/10
  • Possession of weapons 3.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 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

Gershwin Court area has the 6th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Brighton Hill , and the 103rd 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 Gershwin Court (RG22 4NN) in the last 12 months was 106.3 per 1,000 residents and was 79.2% higher 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 10 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Possession of weapons ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 46.5 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Gershwin Court (RG22 4NN), the main crime hotspot is near Quilter Road. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Gershwin Court area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barry Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quilter Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barry Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Barry Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Winchester Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Quilter Road
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Strauss Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Other theft Strauss Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Strauss Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Strauss Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Quilter Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Possession of weapons Quilter Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Boyce Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Boyce Close
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quilter Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Barry Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Quilter Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Musgrave Close
Apr 2026Public order Barber Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Headington Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barber Road
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Barber Road
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Barber Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Barber Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Public order Gershwin Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Burglary Bernstein Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Public order Barber Road Under investigation

Data Sources

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