Total Crime Rate

20.2 per 1,000 2/10 · Very Low

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

6.7 per 1,000 1/10 · Very Low

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 20.2 2/10
  • Violent crimes 6.7 1/10
  • Burglary 6.7 7/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 6.7 2/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 3.4 2/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.4 2/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Public order 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
  • Vehicle crime 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Baird Avenue area has the lowest crime rate of 26 local areas in South Ham , and the 128th 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 Baird Avenue (RG22 6EB) in the last 12 months was 20.2 per 1,000 residents and was 79.7% lower 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 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Burglary ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2025.

Violent crimes totalled 2 (≈ 6.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -76.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Baird Avenue (RG22 6EB), the main crime hotspot is near Supermarket. Police recorded 39 crimes here, including 16 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Baird Avenue area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Patrick'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting White House Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Patrick'S Road —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime King'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour King'S Road —
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mansfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Mansfield Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Other crime St Patrick'S Road Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chichester Place —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Chichester Place —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Western Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Western Way Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Shoplifting Supermarket Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Chichester Place Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting White House Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Kelvin Hill —
Apr 2026Shoplifting White House Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Other crime Tennyson Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Shoplifting White House Close Under investigation

Data Sources

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