Total Crime Rate

383.3 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

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 383.3 10/10
  • Shoplifting 116.7 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 104.2 10/10
  • Public order 58.3 10/10
  • Other theft 50.0 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 29.2 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 12.5 8/10
  • Burglary 4.2 5/10
  • Possession of weapons 4.2 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 4.2 4/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Drugs 0.0 1/10
  • Other crime 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 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

Buckland Avenue area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 27 local areas in South Ham , and the 13th highest crime rate of 580 local areas in Basingstoke and Deane .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Buckland Avenue (RG22 6JH) in the last 12 months was 383.3 per 1,000 residents and was 261.1% higher than the South Ham average (106.2 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 28 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Anti-social behaviour ( 600.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -83.3% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 40 (≈ 166.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 100.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -41.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Buckland Avenue (RG22 6JH), the main crime hotspot is near Esher Close. Police recorded 31 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 Buckland Avenue area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (10/10)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences White House Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Public order Stag Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Public order Chichester Place Under investigation
Sep 2025Other theft Esher Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences High Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Shoplifting Buckland Avenue Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Stag Hill Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stag Hill Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stag Hill Local resolution
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Stag Hill Under investigation
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Data Sources

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