Total Crime Rate
20.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.3 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kempshott Lane area has the 12th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Kempshott & Buckskin , and the 127th 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 Kempshott Lane (RG22 5LR) in the last 12 months was 20.0 per 1,000 residents and was 57.0% lower than the Kempshott & Buckskin average (46.5 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Other theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -75.7% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kempshott Lane (RG22 5LR), 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 | Shoplifting | Old Down Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Down Close | — |
| 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 | Criminal damage and arson | Holy Barn Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kempshott Gardens | Under investigation |
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