Crime Rates at Batchelor Drive, Old Basing, Basingstoke, RG24 7LQ

Batchelor Drive area has the 6th lowest crime rate of 54 local areas in Basing & Upton Grey , and the 86th lowest crime rate of 580 local areas in Basingstoke and Deane .

Compared with the surrounding streets, this postcode does not stand out as either a particular hotspot or an unusually safe pocket. Crime levels in the neighbouring output areas are broadly in line with this area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Batchelor Drive (RG24 7LQ) in the last 12 months was 15.1 per 1,000 residents and was 60.9% lower than the Basing & Upton Grey average (38.6 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Other theft with 2 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Criminal damage and arson ( 100.0% YoY). Other major crime categories were broadly unchanged compared to 2024.

Violent crimes totalled 1 (≈ 3.0 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -80.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 2.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Batchelor Drive (RG24 7LQ), the highest concentration of overall crime is near The Hollies, where police recorded 24 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Chalk Vale (12 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.