Total Crime Rate

114.4 per 1,000 8/10 · High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 114.4 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 60.0 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 10.9 7/10
  • Other theft 10.9 8/10
  • Public order 8.2 6/10
  • Vehicle crime 8.2 7/10
  • Burglary 5.5 6/10
  • Shoplifting 5.5 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 2.7 1/10
  • Other crime 2.7 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

West Ham Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 47 local areas in Kempshott & Buckskin , and the 98th highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Basingstoke and Deane .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around West Ham Lane (RG22 5FF) in the last 12 months was 114.4 per 1,000 residents and was 132.9% 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 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , down -75.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -75.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 25 (≈ 68.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -49.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around West Ham Lane (RG22 5FF), the main crime hotspot is near Tweedsmuir Close. Police recorded 14 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in West Ham Lane area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Campsie Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Tiverton Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Prescelly Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Pembroke Road
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Mourne Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Bicycle theft Cotswold Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Shopping Area Under investigation

Data Sources

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