Crime Rates at Princes Crescent, Basingstoke, RG22 6DP

Princes Crescent area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in South Ham , and the 266th lowest crime rate of 580 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 Princes Crescent (RG22 6DP) in the last 12 months was 39.6 per 1,000 residents and was 62.7% lower than the South Ham average (106.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 7 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 7 (≈ 19.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -56.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -78.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Princes Crescent (RG22 6DP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Supermarket, where police recorded 49 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Margaret Road (33 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.