Crime Rates at Highdowns, Hatch Warren, Basingstoke, RG22 4RH

Highdowns area has the 3rd lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in Hatch Warren & Beggarwood , and the 17th lowest crime rate of 574 local areas in Basingstoke and Deane .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Highdowns (RG22 4RH) in the last 12 months was 5.6 per 1,000 residents and was 88.3% lower than the Hatch Warren & Beggarwood average (47.7 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 Violence and sexual offences with 2 cases , down -33.3% compared to 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -33.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 5.6 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Highdowns (RG22 4RH), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Sherwood Close, where police recorded 5 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near The Crofts (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.