Total Crime Rate
136.9 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
76.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Bolton Crescent area has the 9th highest crime rate of 26 local areas in South Ham , and the 65th highest crime rate of 574 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 Bolton Crescent (RG22 6AZ) in the last 12 months was 136.9 per 1,000 residents and was 37.2% higher than the South Ham average (99.8 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 19 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -25.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 76.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 5.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -71.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Bolton Crescent (RG22 6AZ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 39 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Morse Road (17 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In South Ham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aldworth Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Other crime | Tennyson Way | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | South Ham Road | Awaiting court outcome |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Bolton Crescent | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Morse Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Morse Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Morse Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | St Paul'S Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Morse Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | Morse Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Morse Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Other theft | St Paul'S Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | King'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | King'S Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | St Paul'S Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Bolton Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Elizabeth Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Hillview Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Supermarket | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Allen Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Aldworth Crescent | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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