Total Crime Rate

44.1 per 1,000 4/10 · Low

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 44.1 4/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 30.5 6/10
  • Public order 6.8 6/10
  • Burglary 3.4 3/10
  • Other crime 3.4 4/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 0.0 1/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 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 · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Portsmouth Way area has the 8th lowest crime rate of 27 local areas in South Ham , and the 289th highest 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 Portsmouth Way (RG22 6HG) in the last 12 months was 44.1 per 1,000 residents and was 58.5% 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 9 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 125.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 11 (≈ 37.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 120.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -66.4% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Portsmouth Way (RG22 6HG), the main crime hotspot is near Paddock Road. Police recorded 63 crimes here, including 33 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Portsmouth Way area

MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Paddock Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stag Hill Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carpenters Court Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Carpenters Court Further investigation is not in the public interest
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Paddock Road —
Sep 2025Burglary Pinkerton Road Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Pinkerton Road Action to be taken by another organisation
Sep 2025Public order Pinkerton Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Pinkerton Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Public order Stag Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Challoner Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Paddock Road —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stag Hill Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stag Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Paddock Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other crime Stag Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Buckland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Westside Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Paddock Road —
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Paddock Road —

Data Sources

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