Total Crime Rate
400.0 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
191.7 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026High Drive area has the highest crime rate of 26 local areas in South Ham , and the 12th highest crime rate of 574 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 High Drive (RG22 6JS) in the last 12 months was 400.0 per 1,000 residents and was 301.0% 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 30 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Anti-social behaviour ( -28.6% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 46 (≈ 191.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 9.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -58.2% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around High Drive (RG22 6JS), the main crime hotspot is near Quilter Road. Police recorded 51 crimes here, including 36 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In South Ham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stag Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Stag Hill | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Quilter Road | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Quilter Road | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Possession of weapons | Quilter Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Quilter Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Quilter Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Quilter Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Buckland Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Winchester Road | Action to be taken by another organisation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | High Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Esher Close | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Esher Close | Under investigation |
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