Total Crime Rate
167.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
34.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Homesteads Road area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 46 local areas in Kempshott & Buckskin , and the 45th highest crime rate of 574 local areas in Basingstoke and Deane .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Homesteads Road (RG22 5LP) in the last 12 months was 167.4 per 1,000 residents and was 259.7% higher than the Kempshott & Buckskin average (46.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 13 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 6 cases , up 20.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Shoplifting ( 140.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violent crimes ( -42.9% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 8 (≈ 34.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -42.9% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -14.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Homesteads Road (RG22 5LP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Old Down Close, where police recorded 21 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Buckingham Court (3 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Kempshott & Buckskin| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Derwent Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Derwent Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Holy Barn Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Holy Barn Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Old Down Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Old Down Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Old Down Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Down Close | — |
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