Total Crime Rate
56.5 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
43.2 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Old Beggarwood Lane area has the 6th highest crime rate of 27 local areas in Hatch Warren & Beggarwood , and the 211th 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 Old Beggarwood Lane (RG22 4WS) in the last 12 months was 56.5 per 1,000 residents and was 18.4% higher 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 11 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 2 cases , unchanged from 2025. All major crime categories fell. The sharpest drop was Violence and sexual offences ( -26.7% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 13 (≈ 43.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -23.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -25.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Old Beggarwood Lane (RG22 4WS), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Herriard Place, where police recorded 10 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Belfry Square (7 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
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