Total Crime Rate
61.2 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Mccartney Walk area has the 19th highest crime rate of 50 local areas in Brighton Hill , and the 196th 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 Mccartney Walk (RG22 4NZ) in the last 12 months was 61.2 per 1,000 residents and was 4.8% 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 14 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.
Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 43.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -46.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Mccartney Walk (RG22 4NZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Carmichael Way, where police recorded 14 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Copland Close (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Brighton Hill| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mccartney Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Boyce Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Exeter Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mccartney Walk | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Winchester Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Sep 2025 | Criminal damage and arson | Mccartney Walk | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Sep 2025 | Burglary | Byrd Gardens | Under investigation |
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