Crime Rates at Edgehill Close, Basingstoke, RG22 5AD

Edgehill Close area has the 17th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Kempshott & Buckskin , and the 226th highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Basingstoke and Deane .

This postcode forms a relatively safe pocket compared with the surrounding streets. Neighbouring areas record much higher crime levels, even though this postcode itself remains comparatively low-crime.

The overall crime rate in the area around Edgehill Close (RG22 5AD) in the last 12 months was 56.5 per 1,000 residents and was 15.0% higher than the Kempshott & Buckskin average (49.1 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -65.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 15 (≈ 42.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -62.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -3.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Edgehill Close (RG22 5AD), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Dibley Close, where police recorded 16 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Cleaver Road (13 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.