Total Crime Rate
13.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
13.0 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Kempshott Lane area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 46 local areas in Kempshott & Buckskin , and the 68th lowest crime rate of 574 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 Kempshott Lane (RG22 5LS) in the last 12 months was 13.0 per 1,000 residents and was 72.1% 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 Public order with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 50.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 13.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 33.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -70.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Kempshott Lane (RG22 5LS), the main crime hotspot is near Old Down Close. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 3 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Kempshott & Buckskin| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Old Down Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Holy Barn Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Holy Barn Close | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Kempshott Gardens | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Daffodil Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Old Down Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Old Down Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Old Down Close | Under investigation |
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