Total Crime Rate
17.4 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
7.4 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026St Leonards Avenue area has the 11th lowest crime rate of 65 local areas in Chineham , and the 115th lowest crime rate of 574 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 St Leonards Avenue (RG24 8RD) in the last 12 months was 17.4 per 1,000 residents and was 64.0% lower than the Chineham average (48.2 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 Other theft with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. Overall, crime levels by type were broadly flat compared to 2025, with no category showing a clear year-on-year rise or fall.
Violent crimes totalled 3 (≈ 7.4 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were flat ( 0.0% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( 0.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around St Leonards Avenue (RG24 8RD), the main crime hotspot is near Guinea Court. Police recorded 21 crimes here, including 5 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.
View Crime In Chineham| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Four Lanes Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Guinea Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Guinea Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Guinea Court | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Guinea Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Guinea Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Guinea Court | Under investigation |
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