Total Crime Rate
21.5 per 1,000
All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025Beech Drive area has the 10th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Chineham , and the 133rd 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 Beech Drive (RG24 8LR) in the last 12 months was 21.5 per 1,000 residents and was 56.9% lower than the Chineham average (50.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 3 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2024, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 4 (≈ 12.3 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -67.5% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Beech Drive (RG24 8LR), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Guinea Court, where police recorded 12 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Catkin Close (8 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
View Crime In Chineham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | Anti-social behaviour | Sorrell'S Close | — |
| Sep 2025 | Violence and sexual offences | Mongers Piece | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sorrell'S Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Other theft | Sorrell'S Close | Under investigation |
| Sep 2025 | Theft from the person | Sorrell'S Close | Under investigation |
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